N-CSRS 1 dncsrs.htm FORM N-CSRS FOR ISHARES INC. Form N-CSRS for iShares Inc.
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSRS

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-09102

 

 

iShares, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

c/o: State Street Bank and Trust Company

200 Clarendon Street, Boston, MA 02116

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

CT Corporation System

300 East Lombard Street, Baltimore, MD 21202

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

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

 

Date of fiscal year end: August 31, 2008

 

Date of reporting period: February 29, 2008


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Fund Performance Overviews

   1

Shareholder Expenses

   12

Schedules of Investments

   14

iShares MSCI Austria Index Fund

   14

iShares MSCI Belgium Index Fund

   16

iShares MSCI EMU Index Fund

   18

iShares MSCI France Index Fund

   23

iShares MSCI Germany Index Fund

   26

iShares MSCI Italy Index Fund

   29

iShares MSCI Netherlands Index Fund

   31

iShares MSCI Spain Index Fund

   33

iShares MSCI Sweden Index Fund

   35

iShares MSCI Switzerland Index Fund

   37

iShares MSCI United Kingdom Index Fund

   39

Financial Statements

   43

Financial Highlights

   55

Notes to Financial Statements

   66

Shareholder Meeting Results

   73

iShares Family of Funds

   77


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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® MSCI AUSTRIA INDEX FUND

Performance as of February 29, 2008

 

The iShares MSCI Austria Index Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the aggregate in the Austrian market, as measured by the MSCI Austria Investable Market IndexSM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month period ended February 29, 2008, the Fund declined 8.15%, while the Index declined 9.31%.

 

Average Annual Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Five Years Ended 2/29/08   Ten Years Ended 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
(4.38)%   (4.23)%   (6.95)%   32.17%   32.42%   32.39%   13.40%   13.28%   13.39%
Cumulative Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Five Years Ended 2/29/08   Ten Years Ended 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
(4.38)%   (4.23)%   (6.95)%   303.34%   307.16%   306.67%   251.78%   247.83%   251.38%

Effective February 1, 2008, the Fund changed its underlying index from the MSCI Austria IndexSM to the MSCI Austria Investable Market Index. Performance shown above reflects the MSCI Austria Index through January 31, 2008 and the MSCI Austria Investable Market Index thereafter.

“Average Annual Total Returns” represent the average annual change in value of an investment over the period(s) indicated. “Cumulative Total Returns” represent the total change in value of an investment over the period(s) 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. 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 table(s) 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.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION  
As of 2/29/08  
Sector  

Percentage of

Net Assets

 

Financial

  39.22 %

Industrial

  16.54  

Energy

  14.84  

Basic Materials

  10.05  

Communications

  9.93  

Utilities

  6.31  

Consumer Cyclical

  1.25  

Consumer Non-Cyclical

  1.07  

Short-Term and Other Net Assets

  0.79  
     

TOTAL

  100.00 %
     

TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS

As of 2/29/08

 
Security  

Percentage of

Net Assets

 

Erste Bank der Oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG

  14.77 %

OMV AG

  14.25  

Telekom Austria AG

  9.93  

voestalpine AG

  7.99  

Oesterreichische Elektrizitaetswirtschafts
AG Class A

  5.13  

Raiffeisen International Bank
Holding AG

  4.78  

Wienerberger AG

  4.78  

Meinl European Land Ltd.

  4.69  

CA Immobilien Anlagen AG

  3.98  

Vienna Insurance Group

  3.78  
     

TOTAL

  74.08 %
     

 

FUND PERFORMANCE OVERVIEWS   1


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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® MSCI BELGIUM INDEX FUND

Performance as of February 29, 2008

 

The iShares MSCI Belgium Index Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the aggregate in the Belgian market, as measured by the MSCI Belgium Investable Market IndexSM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month period ended February 29, 2008, the Fund declined 9.10%, while the Index declined 10.95%.

 

Average Annual Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Five Years Ended 2/29/08   Ten Years Ended 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
(7.78)%   (7.76)%   (9.78)%   26.31%   25.97%   25.47%   8.15%   8.06%   7.72%
Cumulative Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Five Years Ended 2/29/08   Ten Years Ended 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
(7.78)%   (7.76)%   (9.78)%   221.53%   217.23%   211.02%   118.98%   117.04%   110.32%

Effective December 1, 2007, the Fund changed its underlying index from the MSCI Belgium IndexSM to the MSCI Belgium Investable Market Index. Performance shown reflects the MSCI Belgium Index through November 30, 2007 and the MSCI Belgium Investable Market Index thereafter.

“Average Annual Total Returns” represent the average annual change in value of an investment over the period(s) indicated. “Cumulative Total Returns” represent the total change in value of an investment over the period(s) 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. 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 table(s) 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.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 2/29/08

 
Sector   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Financial

  47.56 %

Consumer Non-Cyclical

  20.35  

Diversified

  10.84  

Basic Materials

  8.42  

Communications

  7.25  

Industrial

  4.40  

Consumer Cyclical

  0.75  

Technology

  0.10  

Short-Term and Other Net Assets

  0.33  
     

TOTAL

  100.00 %
     

TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS

As of 2/29/08

 
Security    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Fortis

   23.01 %

KBC Group NV

   12.89  

InBev

   9.19  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA

   5.22  

Belgacom SA

   4.84  

Solvay SA

   4.57  

Delhaize Group

   4.37  

Dexia SA

   4.32  

Umicore

   3.82  

Cofinimmo SA

   3.63  
      

TOTAL

   75.86 %
      

 

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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® MSCI EMU INDEX FUND

Performance as of February 29, 2008

 

The iShares MSCI EMU Index Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the EMU markets, as measured by the MSCI EMU IndexSM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month period ended February 29, 2008, the Fund declined 3.74%, while the Index declined 3.56%.

 

Average Annual Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Five Years Ended 2/29/08   Inception to 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
6.06%   6.05%   6.10%   24.01%   24.02%   24.33%   5.37%   5.38%   5.68%
Cumulative Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Five Years Ended 2/29/08   Inception to 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
6.06%   6.05%   6.10%   193.24%   193.39%   197.08%   48.80%   48.97%   52.15%

Total returns for the period since inception are calculated from the inception date of the Fund (7/25/00). “Average Annual Total Returns” represent the average annual change in value of an investment over the period(s) indicated. “Cumulative Total Returns” represent the total change in value of an investment over the period(s) 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 (7/31/00), the NAV of the Fund is used as a proxy for 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 table(s) 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.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 2/29/08

 
Sector   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Financial

  27.52 %

Communications

  13.87  

Industrial

  11.52  

Consumer Non-Cyclical

  10.74  

Utilities

  10.28  

Basic Materials

  7.63  

Energy

  7.61  

Consumer Cyclical

  7.56  

Technology

  2.13  

Diversified

  0.98  

Short-Term and Other Net Assets

  0.16  
     

TOTAL

  100.00 %
     

TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS

As of 2/29/08

 
Security   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Total SA (France)

  3.55 %

Nokia OYJ (Finland)

  3.19  

Telefonica SA (Spain)

  2.79  

E.ON AG (Germany)

  2.59  

Banco Santander SA (Spain)

  2.53  

Siemens AG (Germany)

  2.45  

Eni SpA (Italy)

  2.03  

Allianz SE Registered (Germany)

  1.76  

Daimler AG Registered (Germany)

  1.75  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (Spain)

  1.68  
     

TOTAL

  24.32 %
     

 

FUND PERFORMANCE OVERVIEWS   3


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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® MSCI FRANCE INDEX FUND

Performance as of February 29, 2008

 

The iShares MSCI France Index Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the aggregate in the French market, as measured by the MSCI France Index SM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month period ended February 29, 2008, the Fund declined 5.50%, while the Index declined 5.34%.

 

Average Annual Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Five Years Ended 2/29/08   Ten Years Ended 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
1.26%   1.59%   1.49%   21.71%   21.86%   22.01%   8.76%   8.78%   9.03%
Cumulative Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Five Years Ended 2/29/08   Ten Years Ended 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
1.26%   1.59%   1.49%   167.13%   168.67%   170.33%   131.48%   132.06%   137.34%

“Average Annual Total Returns” represent the average annual change in value of an investment over the period(s) indicated. “Cumulative Total Returns” represent the total change in value of an investment over the period(s) 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. 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 table(s) 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.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 2/29/08

 
Sector  

Percentage of

Net Assets

 

Financial

  17.49 %

Consumer Non-Cyclical

  16.80  

Energy

  13.31  

Industrial

  13.28  

Communications

  11.29  

Utilities

  8.87  

Basic Materials

  7.95  

Consumer Cyclical

  6.90  

Diversified

  2.03  

Technology

  1.96  

Short-Term and Other Net Assets

  0.12  
     

TOTAL

  100.00 %
     

TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS

As of 2/29/08

 
Security  

Percentage of

Net Assets

 

Total SA

  12.21 %

Sanofi-Aventis

  5.66  

BNP Paribas

  5.52  

ArcelorMittal

  5.40  

Suez SA

  4.98  

France Telecom SA

  4.62  

AXA

  4.06  

Vivendi

  3.46  

Carrefour SA

  3.17  

Societe Generale

  3.02  
     

TOTAL

  52.10 %
     

 

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iSHARES® MSCI GERMANY INDEX FUND

Performance as of February 29, 2008

 

The iShares MSCI Germany Index Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the aggregate in the German market, as measured by the MSCI Germany Index SM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month period ended February 29, 2008, the Fund declined 1.61%, while the Index declined 1.44%.

 

Average Annual Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Five Years Ended 2/29/08   Ten Years Ended 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
14.93%   14.80%   15.35%   29.61%   29.72%   29.89%   7.56%   7.58%   7.75%
Cumulative Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Five Years Ended 2/29/08   Ten Years Ended 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
14.93%   14.80%   15.35%   265.75%   267.32%   269.76%   107.32%   107.61%   110.94%

“Average Annual Total Returns” represent the average annual change in value of an investment over the period(s) indicated. “Cumulative Total Returns” represent the total change in value of an investment over the period(s) 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. 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 table(s) 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.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 2/29/08

 
Sector   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Financial

  21.12 %

Consumer Cyclical

  17.41  

Industrial

  16.10  

Utilities

  15.32  

Basic Materials

  14.04  

Consumer Non-Cyclical

  5.50  

Communications

  4.92  

Technology

  4.33  

Energy

  0.68  

Diversified

  0.46  

Short-Term and Other Net Assets

  0.12  
     

TOTAL

  100.00 %
     

TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS

As of 2/29/08

 
Security   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

E.ON AG

  10.29 %

Siemens AG

  9.78  

Allianz SE Registered

  7.01  

Daimler AG Registered

  6.98  

BASF SE

  5.49  

Bayer AG

  4.91  

Deutsche Bank AG

  4.84  

RWE AG

  4.68  

Deutsche Telekom AG

  4.67  

SAP AG

  3.69  
     

TOTAL

  62.34 %
     

 

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iSHARES® MSCI ITALY INDEX FUND

Performance as of February 29, 2008

 

The iShares MSCI Italy Index Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the aggregate in the Italian market, as measured by the MSCI Italy Index SM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month period ended February 29, 2008, the Fund declined 6.92%, while the Index declined 6.04%.

 

Average Annual Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Five Years Ended 2/29/08   Ten Years Ended 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
(4.49)%   (4.47)%   (3.34)%   18.29%   18.38%   18.33%   7.85%   7.81%   7.82%
Cumulative Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Five Years Ended 2/29/08   Ten Years Ended 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
(4.49)%   (4.47)%   (3.34)%   131.63%   132.51%   131.97%   112.95%   112.12%   112.38%

“Average Annual Total Returns” represent the average annual change in value of an investment over the period(s) indicated. “Cumulative Total Returns” represent the total change in value of an investment over the period(s) 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. 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 table(s) 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.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 2/29/08

 
Sector   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Financial

  46.08 %

Energy

  19.20  

Utilities

  11.41  

Communications

  9.25  

Consumer Non-Cyclical

  5.15  

Consumer Cyclical

  5.00  

Industrial

  3.37  

Diversified

  0.34  

Short-Term and Other Net Assets

  0.20  
     

TOTAL

  100.00 %
     

TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS

As of 2/29/08

 
Security   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Eni SpA

  17.89 %

UniCredito SpA

  13.20  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

  10.09  

Telecom Italia SpA

  5.45  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

  4.90  

Enel SpA

  4.84  

Terna SpA

  4.62  

Unione di Banche Italiane ScpA

  3.72  

Fiat SpA

  3.09  

Mediobanca SpA

  3.04  
     

TOTAL

  70.84 %
     

 

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iSHARES® MSCI NETHERLANDS INDEX FUND

Performance as of February 29, 2008

 

The iShares MSCI Netherlands Index Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the aggregate in the Dutch market, as measured by the MSCI Netherlands Investable Market IndexSM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month period ended February 29, 2008, the Fund declined 4.61%, while the Index declined 3.45%.

 

Average Annual Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Five Years Ended 2/29/08   Ten Years Ended 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
7.74%   7.76%   9.27%   22.35%   22.42%   22.13%   4.02%   4.01%   5.13%
Cumulative Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Five Years Ended 2/29/08   Ten Years Ended 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
7.74%   7.76%   9.27%   174.16%   174.93%   171.74%   48.25%   48.19%   64.93%

Effective February 1, 2008, the Fund changed its underlying index from the MSCI Netherlands IndexSM to the MSCI Netherlands Investable Market Index. Performance shown above reflects the MSCI Netherlands Index through January 31, 2008 and the MSCI Netherlands Investable Market Index thereafter.

“Average Annual Total Returns ”represent the average annual change in value of an investment over the period(s) indicated. “Cumulative Total Returns ”represent the total change in value of an investment over the period(s) 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. 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 table(s) 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.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 2/29/08

 
Sector   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Consumer Non-Cyclical

  25.99 %

Financial

  24.83  

Industrial

  18.65  

Communications

  14.55  

Basic Materials

  6.60  

Technology

  4.59  

Energy

  2.46  

Consumer Cyclical

  1.70  

Diversified

  0.52  

Short-Term and Other Net Assets

  0.11  
     

TOTAL

  100.00 %
     

TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS

As of 2/29/08

 
Security    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

ING Groep NV

   16.16 %

Unilever NV

   13.13  

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV

   11.29  

Koninklijke KPN NV

   8.80  

Aegon NV

   4.79  

Akzo Nobel NV

   4.73  

TNT NV

   4.35  

Koninklijke Ahold NV

   4.30  

Reed Elsevier NV

   3.48  

Heineken NV

   3.46  
      

TOTAL

   74.49 %
      

 

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iSHARES® MSCI SPAIN INDEX FUND

Performance as of February 29, 2008

 

The iShares MSCI Spain Index Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the aggregate in the Spanish market, as measured by the MSCI Spain Index SM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month period ended February 29, 2008, the Fund returned 2.20%, while the Index returned 2.21%.

 

Average Annual Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Five Years Ended 2/29/08   Ten Years Ended 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
9.29%   9.46%   9.66%   27.86%   27.91%   28.14%   11.09%   11.10%   11.13%
Cumulative Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Five Years Ended 2/29/08   Ten Years Ended 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
9.29%   9.46%   9.66%   241.67%   242.33%   245.48%   186.32%   186.44%   187.24%

“Average Annual Total Returns ”represent the average annual change in value of an investment over the period(s) indicated. “Cumulative Total Returns” represent the total change in value of an investment over the period(s) 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. 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 table(s) 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.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 2/29/08

 
Sector   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Financial

  38.75 %

Communications

  23.11  

Utilities

  15.31  

Industrial

  7.40  

Energy

  6.69  

Consumer Non-Cyclical

  3.79  

Consumer Cyclical

  3.03  

Technology

  1.14  

Basic Materials

  0.68  

Short-Term and Other Net Assets

  0.10  
     

TOTAL

  100.00 %
     

TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS

As of 2/29/08

 
Security    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Telefonica SA

   21.38 %

Banco Santander SA

   17.58  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

   10.05  

Banco Popular Espanol SA

   5.06  

Repsol YPF SA

   4.92  

Iberdrola SA

   4.81  

Gas Natural SDG SA

   3.76  

Union Fenosa SA

   3.15  

Actividades de Construccionesy
Servicios SA

   2.93  

Abertis Infraestructuras SA

   2.93  
      

TOTAL

   76.57 %
      

 

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iSHARES® MSCI SWEDEN INDEX FUND

Performance as of February 29, 2008

 

The iShares MSCI Sweden Index Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the aggregate in the Swedish market, as measured by the MSCI Sweden Index SM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month period ended February 29, 2008, the Fund declined 12.00%, while the Index declined 11.87%.

 

Average Annual Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Five Years Ended 2/29/08   Ten Years Ended 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
(3.24)%   (2.97)%   (3.18)%   27.81%   27.83%   28.02%   8.34%   8.34%   9.38%
Cumulative Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Five Years Ended 2/29/08   Ten Years Ended 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
(3.24)%   (2.97)%   (3.18)%   241.11%   241.29%   243.83%   122.76%   122.69%   145.17%

“Average Annual Total Returns” represent the average annual change in value of an investment over the period(s) indicated. “Cumulative Total Returns” represent the total change in value of an investment over the period(s) 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. 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 table(s) 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.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 2/29/08

 
Sector   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Industrial

  27.07 %

Financial

  23.19  

Communications

  20.89  

Consumer Cyclical

  13.38  

Basic Materials

  7.30  

Consumer Non-Cyclical

  7.01  

Energy

  1.03  

Short-Term and Other Net Assets

  0.13  
     

TOTAL

  100.00 %
     

TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS

As of 2/29/08

 
Security   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson AB Class B

  10.63 %

Nordea Bank AB

  10.41  

Hennes & Mauritz AB Class B

  8.87  

TeliaSonera AB

  5.93  

Volvo AB Class B

  5.40  

Sandvik AB

  5.06  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB Class A

  4.58  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB Class A

  3.86  

Atlas Copco AB Class A

  3.49  

Svenska Cellulosa AB Class B

  3.09  
     

TOTAL

  61.32 %
     

 

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iSHARES® MSCI SWITZERLAND INDEX FUND

Performance as of February 29, 2008

 

The iShares MSCI Switzerland Index Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the aggregate in the Swiss market, as measured by the MSCI Switzerland IndexSM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month period ended February 29, 2008, the Fund returned 0.42%, while the Index declined 1.70%.

 

Average Annual Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Five Years Ended 2/29/08   Ten Years Ended 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
4.30%   3.76%   1.77%   21.22%   21.01%   20.48%   5.51%   5.41%   5.71%
Cumulative Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Five Years Ended 2/29/08   Ten Years Ended 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
4.30%   3.76%   1.77%   161.72%   159.45%   153.87%   70.97%   69.36%   74.32%

“Average Annual Total Returns” represent the average annual change in value of an investment over the period(s) indicated. “Cumulative Total Returns” represent the total change in value of an investment over the period(s) 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. 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 table(s) 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.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 2/29/08

 
Sector   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Consumer Non-Cyclical

  50.29 %

Financial

  22.72  

Industrial

  10.20  

Consumer Cyclical

  6.43  

Basic Materials

  6.33  

Communications

  2.76  

Technology

  0.72  

Short-Term and Other Net Assets

  0.55  
     

TOTAL

  100.00 %
     

TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS

As of 2/29/08

 
Security   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Nestle SA Registered

  18.18 %

Roche Holding AG Genusschein

  14.01  

Novartis AG Registered

  10.15  

UBS AG Registered

  5.56  

Zurich Financial Services AG Registered

  4.88  

ABB Ltd. Registered

  4.87  

Credit Suisse Group Registered

  4.28  

Syngenta AG Registered

  4.05  

Swiss Reinsurance Co. Registered

  4.05  

Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA A Units Bearer

  3.92  
     

TOTAL

  73.95 %
     

 

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iSHARES® MSCI UNITED KINGDOM INDEX FUND

Performance as of February 29, 2008

 

The iShares MSCI United Kingdom Index Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the aggregate in the British market, as measured by the MSCI United Kingdom IndexSM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month period ended February 29, 2008, the Fund declined 7.79%, while the Index declined 7.52%.

 

Average Annual Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Five Years Ended 2/29/08   Ten Years Ended 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
(1.28)%   (1.63)%   (0.62)%   18.21%   18.30%   19.13%   4.60%   4.55%   5.17%
Cumulative Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Five Years Ended 2/29/08   Ten Years Ended 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
(1.28)%   (1.63)%   (0.62)%   130.84%   131.68%   139.89%   56.83%   55.98%   65.62%

“Average Annual Total Returns” represent the average annual change in value of an investment over the period(s) indicated. “Cumulative Total Returns” represent the total change in value of an investment over the period(s) 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. 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 table(s) 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.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 2/29/08

 
Sector   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Financial

  23.07 %

Consumer Non-Cyclical

  21.10  

Energy

  18.57  

Basic Materials

  12.59  

Communications

  10.70  

Consumer Cyclical

  4.59  

Utilities

  4.56  

Industrial

  3.82  

Technology

  0.41  

Diversified

  0.11  

Short-Term and Other Net Assets

  0.48  
     

TOTAL

  100.00 %
     

TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS

As of 2/29/08

 
Security   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

BP PLC

  7.33 %

HSBC Holdings PLC

  6.40  

Vodafone Group PLC

  6.13  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A

  4.60  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

  4.32  

Rio Tinto PLC

  4.04  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class B

  3.47  

Anglo American PLC

  3.03  

BG Group PLC

  2.85  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

  2.71  
     

TOTAL

  44.88 %
     

 

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Shareholder Expenses (Unaudited)

iSHARES®, INC.

 

As a shareholder of a 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, 2007 to February 29, 2008.

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 MSCI Index Fund    Beginning
Account Value
(9/1/07)
   Ending
Account Value
(2/29/08)
   Annualized
Expense Ratio
    Expenses Paid
During Perioda
(9/1/07 to 2/29/08)

Austria

          

Actual

   $1,000.00    $   918.50    0.51 %   $2.43

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   1,000.00    1,022.30    0.51     2.56

Belgium

          

Actual

   1,000.00    909.00    0.51     2.42

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   1,000.00    1,022.30    0.51     2.56

EMU

          

Actual

   1,000.00    962.60    0.51     2.49

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   1,000.00    1,022.30    0.51     2.56

France

          

Actual

   1,000.00    945.00    0.51     2.47

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   1,000.00    1,022.30    0.51     2.56

 

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Shareholder Expenses (Unaudited) (Continued)

iSHARES®, INC.

 

 

iShares MSCI Index Fund   

Beginning

Account Value
(9/1/07)

   Ending Account
Value (2/29/08)
   Annualized
Expense Ratio
    Expenses Paid
During Perioda
(9/1/07 to 2/29/08)

Germany

          

Actual

   $1,000.00    $   983.90    0.51 %   $2.52

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   1,000.00    1,022.30    0.51     2.56

Italy

          

Actual

   1,000.00    930.80    0.51     2.45

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   1,000.00    1,022.30    0.51     2.56

Netherlands

          

Actual

   1,000.00    953.90    0.51     2.48

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   1,000.00    1,022.30    0.51     2.56

Spain

          

Actual

   1,000.00    1,022.00    0.51     2.56

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   1,000.00    1,022.30    0.51     2.56

Sweden

          

Actual

   1,000.00    880.00    0.51     2.38

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   1,000.00    1,022.30    0.51     2.56

Switzerland

          

Actual

   1,000.00    1,004.20    0.51     2.54

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   1,000.00    1,022.30    0.51     2.56

United Kingdom

          

Actual

   1,000.00    922.10    0.51     2.44

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   1,000.00    1,022.30    0.51     2.56

 

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 (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days).

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

iSHARES® MSCI AUSTRIA INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value

COMMON STOCKS – 99.21%

AIRLINES – 0.20%

     

Austrian Airlines AGa,b

   75,869    $ 595,464
         
        595,464

BANKS – 19.55%

     

Erste Bank der Oesterreichischen
Sparkassen AG

   755,058      44,130,761

Raiffeisen International Bank Holding AG

   110,202      14,287,220
         
        58,417,981

BIOTECHNOLOGY – 1.07%

     

Intercell AGa

   82,983      3,187,205
         
        3,187,205

BUILDING MATERIALS – 4.78%

Wienerberger AG

   293,044      14,280,330
         
        14,280,330

CHEMICALS – 0.32%

     

Lenzing AG

   1,746      964,819
         
        964,819

ELECTRIC – 6.31%

     

EVN AGb

   27,066      3,535,699

Oesterreichische Elektrizitaetswirtschafts AG Class A

   205,701      15,317,073
         
        18,852,772

ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS &
EQUIPMENT – 0.87%

Zumtobel AG

   90,691      2,589,723
         
        2,589,723

ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION – 2.82%

Flughafen Wien AG

   64,171      7,351,162

Meinl Airports International AGa

   140,722      1,066,014
         
        8,417,176

ENTERTAINMENT – 0.95%

     

bwin Interactive
Entertainment AG
a,b

   94,081      2,852,203
         
        2,852,203

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL – 0.57%

BWT AG

   30,818      1,439,569

Christ Water Technology AGa

   16,122      281,460
         
        1,721,029

 

Security    Shares    Value

FOREST PRODUCTS & PAPER – 1.74%

Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG

   50,642    $ 5,188,606
         
        5,188,606

INSURANCE – 3.78%

     

Vienna Insurance Group

   134,168      11,281,860
         
        11,281,860

IRON & STEEL – 7.99%

     

voestalpine AG

   376,340      23,881,249
         
        23,881,249

LODGING – 0.10%

     

Warimpex Finanz-und Beteiligungs AG

   26,625      295,466
         
        295,466

MACHINERY – 3.36%

     

Andritz AG

   167,812      9,515,114

A-TEC Industries AG

   5,730      513,224
         
        10,028,338

MACHINERY – CONSTRUCTION & MINING – 0.75%

Palfinger AG

   65,893      2,247,723
         
        2,247,723

MANUFACTURING – 2.05%

     

RHI AGa

   150,757      6,138,138
         
        6,138,138

OIL & GAS – 14.25%

     

OMV AG

   585,368      42,566,199
         
        42,566,199

OIL & GAS SERVICES – 0.59%

     

Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG

   19,858      1,755,427
         
        1,755,427

REAL ESTATE – 15.89%

     

CA Immo International AGa

   73,260      1,156,646

CA Immobilien Anlagen AGa

   537,933      11,890,221

conwert Immobilien Invest SEa

   179,510      2,888,650

ECO Business-Immobilien AGa

   93,266      1,118,538

Immoeast AGa

   897,254      8,131,864

IMMOFINANZ AG

   654,761      7,136,867

Meinl European Land Ltd.a

   1,111,793      14,008,848

Sparkassen Immobilien AGa

   107,241      1,139,618
         
        47,471,252

 

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iSHARES® MSCI AUSTRIA INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value  

TELECOMMUNICATIONS – 9.93%

  

Telekom Austria AG

   1,305,646    $ 29,672,055  
           
        29,672,055  

TRANSPORTATION – 1.34%

     

Oesterreichische Post AG

   101,782      4,017,397  
           
        4,017,397  
           

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

     

    (Cost: $334,229,488)

        296,422,412  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 1.47%

 

MONEY MARKET FUNDS – 1.47%

  

Barclays Global Investors Funds Institutional Money Market Fund, Institutional Shares 3.59%c,d

   19,275      19,275  

BGI Cash Premier Fund LLC 3.63%c,d,e

   4,363,538      4,363,538  
           
        4,382,813  
           

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost: $4,382,813)

     4,382,813  
           

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES –100.68%

  

    (Cost: $338,612,301)

        300,805,225  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities – (0.68)%

     (2,042,784 )
           

NET ASSETS – 100.00%

      $ 298,762,441  
           

 

a

Non-income earning security.

b

All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 5.

c

Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.

d

The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

e

This security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 5.

See notes to financial statements.


 

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iSHARES® MSCI BELGIUM INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security   Shares   Value

COMMON STOCKS – 99.67%

 

BANKS – 40.91%

   

Banque Nationale de Belgique

  460   $ 2,042,604

Dexia SA

  533,573     12,692,969

Fortis

  3,037,123     67,684,435

KBC Group NV

  299,576     37,901,892
       
      120,321,900

BEVERAGES – 9.19%

   

InBev

  296,657     27,021,299
       
      27,021,299

BIOTECHNOLOGY – 0.04%

   

Devgen NVa

  4,960     116,335
       
      116,335

CHEMICALS – 4.60%

   

Solvay SA

  106,243     13,427,184

Tessenderlo Chemie NV

  2,163     96,506
       
      13,523,690

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES – 1.65%

KBC Ancora SCA

  48,184     4,844,601
       
      4,844,601

ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS &
EQUIPMENT – 1.30%

NV Bekaert SA

  28,708     3,813,391
       
      3,813,391

ELECTRONICS – 0.97%

   

Barco NV

  22,613     1,647,782

EVS Broadcast Equipment SA

  11,667     1,206,165
       
      2,853,947

FOOD – 7.11%

   

Colruyt SA

  32,778     8,059,673

Delhaize Group

  168,370     12,861,918
       
      20,921,591

HEALTH CARE – PRODUCTS – 0.10%

Ion Beam Applications SAa

  14,525     312,454
       
      312,454

HOLDING COMPANIES – DIVERSIFIED – 10.84%

Ackermans & van Haaren NV

  41,971     4,324,417

Compagnie Nationale a Portefeuille SA

  49,766     3,487,377

 

Security    Shares    Value

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA

   127,313    $ 15,367,205

Sofina SA

   78,632      8,700,970
         
        31,879,969

INVESTMENT COMPANIES – 0.56%

  

RHJ International SAa

   126,020      1,660,579
         
        1,660,579

MANUFACTURING – 0.93%

     

AGFA-Gevaert NV

   282,805      2,747,688
         
        2,747,688

MINING – 3.82%

     

Umicore

   218,890      11,228,313
         
        11,228,313

PHARMACEUTICALS – 3.91%

  

Omega Pharma SA

   33,378      1,588,034

UCB SA

   208,337      9,918,428
         
        11,506,462

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS – 3.63%

Cofinimmo SA

   51,909      10,669,145
         
        10,669,145

RETAIL – 0.75%

     

SA D’Ieteren NV

   6,240      2,216,669
         
        2,216,669

SEMICONDUCTORS – 0.10%

     

ICOS Vision Systems Corp. NVa

   5,350      289,949
         
        289,949

TELECOMMUNICATIONS – 7.25%

  

Belgacom SA

   295,706      14,250,689

Mobistar SA

   67,244      5,764,634

Option NVa

   43,080      353,159

Telenet Group Holding NVa

   45,240      964,938
         
        21,333,420

TRANSPORTATION – 1.20%

     

Compagnie Maritime Belge SA

   23,397      1,748,955

Euronav SA

   45,642      1,773,109
         
        3,522,064

VENTURE CAPITAL – 0.81%

     

GIMV NV

   33,542      2,378,478
         
        2,378,478
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost: $301,060,717)

        293,161,944

 

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February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.02%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS – 0.02%

  

Barclays Global Investors Funds Institutional Money Market Fund, Institutional Shares
3.59%
b,c

   63,007    $ 63,007
         
        63,007
         

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

    (Cost: $63,007)

        63,007
         

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – 99.69%
(Cost: $301,123,724)

     293,224,951

Other Assets, Less Liabilities – 0.31%

     902,891
         

NET ASSETS – 100.00%

      $ 294,127,842
         

 

a

Non-income earning security.

b

Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.

c

The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

See notes to financial statements.


 

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iSHARES® MSCI EMU INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value

COMMON STOCKS – 98.42%

     

AUSTRIA – 1.66%

     

Andritz AG

   23,922    $ 1,356,402

bwin Interactive Entertainment AGa

   14,044      425,764

Erste Bank der Oesterreichischen
Sparkassen AG

   115,877      6,772,646

Flughafen Wien AG

   6,569      752,517

Immoeast AGa

   245,374      2,223,839

IMMOFINANZ AG

   221,777      2,417,360

Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG

   10,458      1,071,491

Meinl European Land Ltd.a

   208,394      2,625,812

Oesterreichische Elektrizitaetswirtschafts AG Class A

   52,894      3,938,636

OMV AG

   99,826      7,259,046

Raiffeisen International Bank Holding AG

   30,241      3,920,617

RHI AGa

   15,416      627,669

Telekom Austria AG

   202,977      4,612,847

Vienna Insurance Group

   18,863      1,586,144

voestalpine AG

   68,662      4,357,056

Wienerberger AG

   46,062      2,244,648
         
        46,192,494

BELGIUM – 3.43%

     

AGFA-Gevaert NV

   52,199      507,157

Barco NV

   2,795      203,668

Belgacom SA

   99,363      4,788,510

Cofinimmo SA

   9,551      1,963,070

Colruyt SA

   8,362      2,056,104

Compagnie Maritime Belge SA

   7,558      564,970

Compagnie Nationale a Portefeuille SA

   12,071      845,881

Delhaize Group

   61,292      4,682,144

Dexia SA

   325,896      7,752,618

Euronav SA

   11,243      436,770

Fortis

   1,306,758      29,122,027

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA

   40,589      4,899,260

InBev

   95,689      8,715,928

KBC Ancora SCA

   2,623      263,726

KBC Group NV

   107,012      13,538,993

Mobistar SA

   15,247      1,307,081

NV Bekaert SA

   8,012      1,064,264

 

Security    Shares    Value

Omega Pharma SA

   10,279    $ 489,047

SA D’Ieteren NV

   1,614      573,350

Solvay SA

   35,885      4,535,212

UCB SA

   66,564      3,168,953

Umicore

   74,775      3,835,703
         
        95,314,436

FINLAND – 5.41%

     

Amer Sports OYJ Class Ab

   49,347      1,037,554

Cargotec Corp. Class Ba

   24,570      1,227,161

Elisa OYJ Class A

   80,964      2,486,499

Fortum OYJ

   281,988      11,857,982

Kesko OYJ Class B

   33,829      1,553,000

Kone OYJ Class B

   103,112      3,640,988

Konecranes OYJ

   39,787      1,461,696

Metso OYJ

   67,287      3,536,377

Neste Oil OYJ

   73,157      2,583,247

Nokia OYJ

   2,424,506      88,703,486

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

   71,162      2,955,729

OKO Bank PLC Class A

   44,836      787,518

Orion OYJ Class B

   47,911      1,027,727

Outokumpu OYJ

   72,463      2,784,254

Rautaruukki OYJ

   49,036      2,168,482

Sampo OYJ Class A

   235,659      6,446,726

SanomaWSOY OYJ Class B

   23,422      593,445

Stora Enso OYJ Class R

   332,216      4,185,998

TietoEnator OYJ

   26,218      495,131

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

   326,599      5,696,856

Uponor OYJ

   21,280      559,202

Wartsila OYJ Class B

   38,480      2,656,198

YIT OYJ

   77,546      1,947,131
         
        150,392,387

FRANCE – 29.30%

     

Accor SA

   127,161      9,119,357

Aeroports de Paris

   19,336      2,364,463

Air France-KLM

   95,987      2,611,264

Alcatel-Lucent

   1,432,499      8,502,986

ALSTOM

   63,623      13,575,173

ArcelorMittal

   567,801      43,676,461

Atos Origin SAa

   45,992      2,501,667

AXA

   940,772      32,105,621

BNP Paribas

   513,979      46,480,774

Bouygues SA

   117,003      8,071,155

 

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February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value

Cap Gemini SA

   83,722    $ 4,631,465

Carrefour SA

   354,698      25,135,641

Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA

   26,950      3,067,641

Christian Dior SA

   5,225      573,568

CNP Assurances SA

   25,999      2,871,770

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain

   164,094      13,008,582

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique-Veritasa

   16,177      3,991,461

Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin Class B

   84,765      8,442,809

Credit Agricole SA

   430,095      11,778,807

Dassault Systemes SA

   25,041      1,375,754

Eiffage SA

   12,005      1,062,870

Electricite de France

   50,507      4,734,661

Essilor International SA

   121,855      7,270,031

Eurazeo

   6,785      824,540

European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co.b

   205,292      5,432,126

France Telecom SA

   1,119,579      37,867,821

Gaz de France

   121,683      7,015,930

Gecina SA

   7,081      1,031,968

Groupe Danone

   272,054      21,468,009

Hermes International

   40,532      4,778,546

Icade

   11,785      1,678,158

Imerys SA

   22,908      1,932,190

JCDecaux SAb

   24,527      745,061

Klepierre

   45,767      2,695,781

Lafarge SA

   93,523      16,324,546

Lagardere SCA

   69,217      5,485,089

L’Air Liquide SA

   154,205      21,993,565

Legrand SA

   28,159      895,574

L’Oreal SA

   160,815      19,218,170

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA

   143,963      14,911,682

M6-Metropole Television

   55,671      1,321,801

Natixis

   156,587      2,315,341

Neopost SA

   26,172      2,737,118

Neuf Cegetel

   12,005      636,774

PagesJaunes SA

   69,348      1,298,068

Pernod Ricard SA

   104,476      11,165,793

PPR SAb

   45,848      6,319,152

PSA Peugeot Citroen SA

   91,581      7,029,312

Publicis Groupe SA

   77,881      2,836,365

 

Security    Shares    Value

Renault SA

   114,635    $ 12,390,750

Safran SAb

   105,090      2,123,439

Sanofi-Aventis

   612,054      45,333,676

Schneider Electric SA

   132,188      15,195,081

SCOR SE

   111,584      2,549,405

SES SA

   75,305      1,871,427

Societe BIC

   12,759      809,449

Societe des Autoroutes
Paris-Rhin-Rhone

   18,413      2,090,588

Societe Generaleb

   237,205      25,603,175

Societe Generale NV Newa

   59,758      6,566,214

Societe Television Francaise 1

   92,942      2,215,195

Sodexo

   61,882      3,505,016

STMicroelectronics NV

   466,991      5,671,512

Suez SA

   627,912      40,235,974

Technip SA

   62,064      5,101,036

Thales SA

   66,681      4,108,862

Total SA

   1,301,148      98,743,886

Unibail-Rodamco

   41,101      10,095,580

Valeo SA

   47,490      1,811,737

Vallourec SA

   30,405      6,382,243

Veolia Environnement

   207,416      18,536,881

Vinci SA

   236,082      16,471,884

Vivendi

   692,480      27,563,877

Wendel

   6,785      772,729

Zodiac SA

   26,937      1,410,402
         
        814,072,479

GERMANY – 24.08%

     

Adidas AG

   130,106      8,283,734

Allianz SE Registered

   274,111      48,895,029

ALTANA AG

   39,026      907,639

Arcandor AGa,b

   49,602      878,760

BASF SE

   305,844      38,992,063

Bayer AG

   448,690      34,636,797

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

   102,868      5,650,010

Beiersdorf AG

   55,197      4,436,922

Bilfinger Berger AG

   21,433      1,709,517

Celesio AG

   44,347      2,552,895

Commerzbank AG

   382,740      11,667,235

Continental AG

   89,789      8,821,898

Daimler AG Registered

   573,338      48,558,747

Deutsche Bank AG

   306,537      34,557,175

 

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February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value

Deutsche Boerse AG

   121,463    $ 19,340,980

Deutsche Lufthansa AG Registered

   139,649      3,283,898

Deutsche Post AG

   488,290      16,293,182

Deutsche Postbank AG

   52,721      5,152,702

Deutsche Telekom AG

   1,707,013      32,574,105

Douglas Holding AG

   13,636      726,599

E.ON AG

   382,250      72,072,481

Fraport AG

   4,167      311,425

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

   117,932      6,207,059

GEA Group AGa

   85,640      2,806,918

Heidelberger
Druckmaschinen AG
b

   46,271      1,130,928

HeidelbergerCement AG

   7,823      1,253,522

Henkel KGaA

   68,667      2,802,062

Hochtief AG

   28,241      3,092,834

Hypo Real Estate Holding AG

   109,816      3,157,519

Infineon Technologies AGa

   491,431      3,998,782

IVG Immobilien AG

   56,028      1,964,796

K+S AG

   21,401      6,262,552

Linde AG

   71,115      9,481,019

MAN AG

   71,700      9,493,702

Merck KGaA

   38,717      4,830,822

METRO AG

   95,387      8,032,445

MLP AG

   38,476      544,385

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs- Gesellschaft AG Registered

   125,275      22,135,048

Premiere AGa

   27,665      594,695

Puma AG

   4,706      1,682,883

Q-Cells AGa

   27,141      2,229,481

QIAGEN NVa

   71,212      1,596,739

Rheinmetall AG

   20,083      1,408,851

RWE AG

   275,181      33,365,874

Salzgitter AG

   26,237      4,667,325

SAP AG

   530,639      25,463,849

Siemens AG

   524,989      68,078,527

SolarWorld AG

   50,549      2,317,501

Suedzucker AG

   35,057      771,690

ThyssenKrupp AG

   213,703      12,376,719

TUI AGa

   142,882      3,448,856

Volkswagen AG

   96,440      21,959,371

Wacker Chemie AG

   3,123      674,221

Wincor Nixdorf AG

   13,560      1,084,647
         
        669,219,415

 

Security    Shares    Value

GREECE – 1.69%

     

Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Co. SA ADR

   259,075    $ 11,293,079

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA SP ADR

   920,658      12,787,940

National Bank of Greece SA ADR

   2,089,942      22,843,066
         
        46,924,085

IRELAND – 1.94%

     

Allied Irish Banks PLC

   553,459      11,426,803

Anglo Irish Bank Corp. PLC

   239,703      3,426,054

Bank of Ireland

   623,162      8,845,308

CRH PLC

   335,818      12,515,720

DCC PLC

   40,939      1,034,913

Elan Corp. PLCa

   283,568      6,612,243

Greencore Group PLC

   98,031      648,859

IAWS Group PLC

   46,320      940,227

Irish Life & Permanent PLC

   180,353      2,950,677

Kerry Group PLC Class A

   74,107      2,331,263

Kingspan Group PLC

   60,980      831,035

Paddy Power PLC

   34,042      1,093,014

Ryanair Holdings PLCa

   43,520      208,312

Smurfit Kappa Group PLCa

   74,161      1,069,546
         
        53,933,974

ITALY – 10.58%

     

A2A SpA

   370,778      1,508,513

Alleanza Assicurazioni SpA

   236,625      3,053,374

Arnoldo Mondadori Editore SpA

   474      3,846

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

   638,520      27,597,030

Atlantia SpA

   179,316      5,771,056

Autogrill SpA

   82,001      1,318,304

Banca Carige SpAb

   184,855      724,723

Banca Monte dei Paschi di
Siena SpA
b

   1,167,950      5,328,060

Banca Popolare di Milano Scrl

   281,743      3,376,802

Banco Popolare SpAa

   409,617      7,797,868

Bulgari SpA

   72,083      809,776

Enel SpA

   2,654,878      28,756,692

Eni SpA

   1,622,186      56,443,722

Fiat SpA

   427,446      9,130,104

Finmeccanica SpA

   200,298      6,200,036

Fondiaria-Sai SpA

   44,319      1,980,070

IFIL Investments SpA

   94,339      738,279

 

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Security    Shares    Value

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

   4,629,934    $ 31,277,727

Italcementi SpA

   68,305      1,400,904

Italcementi SpA RNC

   46,457      711,964

Lottomatica SpA

   58,663      2,132,008

Luxottica Group SpA

   70,871      1,969,959

Mediaset SpA

   478,396      4,339,362

Mediobanca SpA

   298,492      5,786,607

Mediolanum SpAb

   204,555      1,294,931

Parmalat SpA

   920,677      3,525,647

Pirelli & C. SpAa

   1,493,833      1,481,999

Prysmian SpAa

   52,091      1,028,822

Saipem SpA

   64,755      2,667,003

Seat Pagine Gialle SpAb

   3,846,393      1,136,310

Snam Rete Gas SpA

   472,247      3,299,616

Telecom Italia SpA

   5,879,496      14,825,526

Terna SpA

   869,755      3,779,574

UniCredito SpA

   5,817,502      43,142,121

Unione di Banche Italiane ScpA

   381,839      9,013,865

Unipol Gruppo Finanziario SpA

   186,421      527,806
         
        293,880,006

NETHERLANDS – 7.68%

     

Aegon NV

   898,037      13,578,567

Akzo Nobel NV

   155,002      11,459,526

ASML Holding NVa

   256,257      6,259,392

Corio NV

   24,609      2,295,706

Corporate Express NV

   26,418      314,826

Fugro NV CVA

   29,660      2,258,096

Hagemeyer NVb

   203,632      1,490,025

Heineken Holding NV

   19,613      1,003,996

Heineken NV

   143,253      8,131,292

ING Groep NV

   1,148,437      38,791,589

Koninklijke Ahold NVa

   744,408      9,865,649

Koninklijke DSM NV

   93,886      4,154,701

Koninklijke KPN NV

   1,131,246      21,501,154

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV

   710,405      28,018,542

Oce NV

   38,548      718,622

Randstad Holding NVb

   36,735      1,408,685

Reed Elsevier NV

   379,295      7,122,742

SBM Offshore NV

   90,289      2,933,249

TNT NV

   246,673      9,777,523

TomTom NVa

   33,152      1,570,235

Unilever NV

   1,046,475      32,615,060

 

Security    Shares    Value

Vedior NV

   99,300    $ 2,511,450

Wereldhave NV

   7,907      962,210

Wolters Kluwer NV

   180,874      4,717,367
         
        213,460,204

PORTUGAL – 0.96%

     

Banco BPI SA Registered

   163,009      785,698

Banco Comercial Portugues SA Class Rb

   1,451,955      4,210,047

Banco Espirito Santo SA Registered

   151,025      2,731,765

BRISA - Auto - estradas de Portugal SA

   209,942      3,180,755

CIMPOR - Cimentos de Portugal SGPS SA

   145,685      1,221,933

Energias de Portugal SA

   1,202,130      7,071,695

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

   104,919      777,274

Portugal Telecom SGPS SA

   310,549      3,983,706

Sonae Industria SGPS SAa

   64,314      464,743

Sonae SGPS SA

   569,601      1,046,301

Zon Multimedia - Servicos de Telecomunicacoes e Multimedia SGPS SA

   93,636      1,165,620
         
        26,639,537

SPAIN – 11.69%

     

Abertis Infraestructuras SA

   166,401      5,289,724

Acciona SA

   17,849      4,579,320

Acerinox SA

   102,983      2,604,599

Actividades de Construcciones y Servicios SA

   118,846      6,119,850

Antena 3 de Television SAb

   77,245      1,070,635

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

   2,238,609      46,762,429

Banco Popular Espanol SAb

   508,084      8,029,465

Banco Sabadell SAb

   310,565      2,875,959

Banco Santander SA

   3,879,600      70,263,176

Bankinter SAb

   80,895      1,204,734

Cintra Concesiones de Infraestructuras de Transporte SAb

   115,658      1,850,618

Criteria CaixaCorp SA

   311,318      2,155,110

Enagas SA

   41,958      1,270,744

Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas SA

   24,591      1,496,250

 

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iSHARES® MSCI EMU INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value

Gamesa Corporacion Tecnologica SA

   101,977    $ 4,203,126

Gas Natural SDG SA

   92,056      5,616,561

Gestevision Telecinco SA

   54,466      1,169,164

Grupo Ferrovial SA

   38,479      2,541,051

Iberdrola Renovables SAa

   447,989      2,788,378

Iberdrola SA

   2,209,692      32,203,521

Iberia Lineas Aereas de
Espana SA

   259,336      940,938

Indra Sistemas SA

   77,794      2,177,747

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

   123,594      6,445,024

Mapfre SA

   299,474      1,359,348

Promotora de Informaciones SAb

   35,843      502,234

Red Electrica de Espana SA

   53,243      3,343,863

Repsol YPF SA

   525,142      18,216,433

SacyrVallehermoso SAb

   59,218      1,815,957

Sogecable SAa,b

   31,877      1,342,407

Telefonica SA

   2,653,200      77,495,313

Union Fenosa SA

   71,488      4,737,157

Zardoya Otis SAb

   65,396      1,641,060

Zeltia SAb

   88,842      596,130
         
        324,708,025
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost: $2,384,395,055)

     2,734,737,042

PREFERRED STOCKS – 1.42%

GERMANY – 1.04%

     

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

   14,615      677,592

Fresenius SE

   11,945      1,009,141

Henkel KGaA

   114,647      5,083,872

Porsche Automobil Holding SE

   5,360      9,238,117

ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG

   62,905      1,361,774

RWE AG

   22,964      2,316,208

Volkswagen AG

   65,307      9,114,175
         
        28,800,879

ITALY – 0.38%

     

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA RNC

   541,558      3,459,151

Istituto Finanziario Industriale SpAa

   33,331      948,746

Telecom Italia SpA RNC

   2,467,029      4,797,597

Unipol Gruppo Finanziario SpA

   521,969      1,385,117
         
        10,590,611
         

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost: $32,725,917)

     39,391,490

 

Security   Shares   Value  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 2.13%

 

MONEY MARKET FUNDS – 2.13%

 

Barclays Global Investors Funds
Institutional Money Market
Fund, Institutional Shares
3.59%
c,d

  1,285,993   $ 1,285,993  

BGI Cash Premier Fund LLC
3.63%
c,d,e

  57,759,398     57,759,398  
         
      59,045,391  
         

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

 

    (Cost: $59,045,391)

    59,045,391  
         

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN
SECURITIES – 101.97%
(Cost: $2,476,166,363)

    2,833,173,923  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities – (1.97)%

    (54,615,371 )
         

NET ASSETS – 100.00%

  $ 2,778,558,552  
         

ADR – American Depositary Receipts

SP ADR – Sponsored American Depositary Receipts

 

a

Non-income earning security.

b

All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 5.

c

Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.

d

The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

e

This security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 5.

See notes to financial statements.


 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

iSHARES® MSCI FRANCE INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value

COMMON STOCKS – 99.88%

ADVERTISING – 0.70%

     

JCDecaux SAa

   31,437    $ 954,967

PagesJaunes SA

   56,813      1,063,436

Publicis Groupe SA

   67,151      2,445,587
         
        4,463,990

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE – 1.46%

European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co.a

   155,218      4,107,143

Safran SAa

   79,059      1,597,459

Thales SA

   42,332      2,608,484

Zodiac SA

   18,659      976,972
         
        9,290,058

AIRLINES – 0.27%

Air France-KLM

   64,005      1,741,215
         
        1,741,215

APPAREL – 0.61%

Hermes International

   32,980      3,888,198
         
        3,888,198

AUTO MANUFACTURERS – 2.37%

PSA Peugeot Citroen SA

   72,304      5,549,703

Renault SA

   87,995      9,511,267
         
        15,060,970

AUTO PARTS & EQUIPMENT – 1.27%

Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin Class B

   68,249      6,797,774

Valeo SA

   33,033      1,260,204
         
        8,057,978

BANKS – 10.80%

BNP Paribas

   388,041      35,091,796

Credit Agricole SA

   312,735      8,564,725

Natixis

   86,930      1,285,372

Societe Generalea

   178,105      19,224,103

Societe Generale NV Newa,b

   41,160      4,522,664
         
        68,688,660

BEVERAGES – 1.40%

Pernod Ricard SA

   83,349      8,907,861
         
        8,907,861

 

Security    Shares    Value

BUILDING MATERIALS – 3.78%

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain

   133,097    $ 10,551,289

Imerys SA

   15,313      1,291,585

Lafarge SA

   69,943      12,208,630
         
        24,051,504

CHEMICALS – 2.55%

L’Air Liquide SA

   113,579      16,199,261
         
        16,199,261

COMMERCIAL SERVICES – 0.19%

Societe des Autoroutes
Paris-Rhin-Rhone

   10,632      1,207,143
         
        1,207,143

COMPUTERS – 0.85%

Atos Origin SAb

   32,950      1,792,267

Cap Gemini SA

   65,680      3,633,389
         
        5,425,656

COSMETICS & PERSONAL CARE – 2.43%

Christian Dior SA

   13,021      1,429,365

L’Oreal SA

   117,587      14,052,215
         
        15,481,580

ELECTRIC – 0.70%

Electricite de France

   47,622      4,464,214
         
        4,464,214

ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS &
EQUIPMENT – 0.11%

Legrand SA

   22,044      701,092
         
        701,092

ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION – 3.73%

Aeroports de Paris

   16,519      2,019,992

Bouygues SA

   106,446      7,342,907

Eiffage SA

   8,817      780,618

Vinci SA

   194,986      13,604,539
         
        23,748,056

FOOD – 6.11%

Carrefour SA

   284,626      20,169,995

Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA

   20,787      2,366,125

Groupe Danone

   207,123      16,344,250
         
        38,880,370

FOOD SERVICE – 0.40%

Sodexo

   45,418      2,572,490
         
        2,572,490

 

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iSHARES® MSCI FRANCE INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value

GAS – 0.85%

Gaz de France

   93,396    $ 5,384,974
         
        5,384,974

HAND & MACHINE TOOLS – 1.89%

Schneider Electric SA

   104,725      12,038,194
         
        12,038,194

HEALTH CARE – PRODUCTS – 0.88%

Essilor International SA

   93,643      5,586,866
         
        5,586,866

HOLDING COMPANIES – DIVERSIFIED – 2.03%

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA

   116,294      12,045,728

Wendel

   7,850      894,020
         
        12,939,748

HOME FURNISHINGS – 0.14%

Thomson

   114,812      890,653
         
        890,653

HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS & WARES – 0.13%

Societe BIC

   13,036      827,022
         
        827,022

INSURANCE – 4.72%

AXA

   756,048      25,801,565

CNP Assurances SA

   21,046      2,324,677

SCOR SE

   82,472      1,884,271
         
        30,010,513

INVESTMENT COMPANIES – 0.11%

Eurazeo

   5,788      703,380
         
        703,380

IRON & STEEL – 5.40%

ArcelorMittal

   446,759      34,365,652
         
        34,365,652

LODGING – 1.05%

Accor SA

   92,685      6,646,909
         
        6,646,909

MACHINERY – 1.56%

ALSTOM

   46,526      9,927,204
         
        9,927,204

MEDIA – 4.55%

Lagardere SCA

   60,884      4,824,742

M6-Metropole Television

   31,555      749,213

 

Security    Shares    Value

Societe Television Francaise 1

   56,183    $ 1,339,075

Vivendi

   552,844      22,005,724
         
        28,918,754

METAL FABRICATE & HARDWARE – 0.75%

Vallourec SA

   22,580      4,739,716
         
        4,739,716

OFFICE & BUSINESS EQUIPMENT – 0.25%

Neopost SA

   15,500      1,621,020
         
        1,621,020

OIL & GAS – 12.69%

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique-Veritasb

   12,391      3,057,316

Total SA

   1,023,756      77,692,657
         
        80,749,973

OIL & GAS SERVICES – 0.62%

Technip SA

   48,054      3,949,555
         
        3,949,555

PHARMACEUTICALS – 5.66%

Sanofi-Aventis

   485,761      35,979,394
         
        35,979,394

REAL ESTATE – 1.65%

Gecina SA

   5,966      869,470

Klepierre

   33,506      1,973,580

Unibail-Rodamco

   31,079      7,633,891
         
        10,476,941

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS – 0.21%

Icade

   9,307      1,325,296
         
        1,325,296

RETAIL – 0.79%

PPR SA

   36,498      5,030,457
         
        5,030,457

SEMICONDUCTORS – 0.62%

STMicroelectronics NV

   324,404      3,939,822
         
        3,939,822

SOFTWARE – 0.24%

Dassault Systemes SA

   27,729      1,523,432
         
        1,523,432

TELECOMMUNICATIONS – 6.04%

Alcatel-Lucent

   1,096,318      6,507,493

France Telecom SA

   868,144      29,363,467

 

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iSHARES® MSCI FRANCE INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value  

Neuf Cegetel

   14,847    $ 787,521  

SES SA

   71,624      1,779,949  
           
        38,438,430  

WATER – 7.32%

 

Suez SA

   494,242      31,670,534  

Veolia Environnement

   166,593      14,888,508  
           
        46,559,042  
           

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost: $688,437,380)

     635,403,243  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 1.07%

 

MONEY MARKET FUNDS – 1.07%

 

Barclays Global Investors Funds
Institutional Money Market
Fund, Institutional Shares
3.59%
c,d

  

218,401

  

 

218,401

 

     
     
     

BGI Cash Premier Fund LLC
3.63%
c,d,e

  

6,610,740

  

 

6,610,740

 

     
           
        6,829,141  
           

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost: $6,829,141)

     6,829,141  
           

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES – 100.95%
(Cost: $695,266,521)

     642,232,384  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities – (0.95)%

     (6,066,209 )
           

NET ASSETS – 100.00%

   $ 636,166,175  
           

 

a

All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 5.

b

Non-income earning security.

c

Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.

d

The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

e

This security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 5.

See notes to financial statements.


 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

iSHARES® MSCI GERMANY INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value

COMMON STOCKS – 95.69%

  

AIRLINES – 0.48%

Deutsche Lufthansa AG Registered

   400,586    $ 9,419,928
         
        9,419,928

APPAREL – 1.35%

Adidas AG

   353,995      22,538,548

Puma AG

   11,193      4,002,657
         
        26,541,205

AUTO MANUFACTURERS – 10.94%

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

   287,619      15,797,433

Daimler AG Registered

   1,619,060      137,125,961

Volkswagen AG

   272,629      62,077,574
         
        215,000,968

AUTO PARTS & EQUIPMENT – 1.33%

Continental AG

   265,243      26,060,504
         
        26,060,504

BANKS – 7.76%

Commerzbank AG

   1,086,476      33,119,534

Deutsche Bank AG

   843,548      95,096,630

Deutsche Postbank AG

   144,801      14,152,166

Hypo Real Estate Holding AG

   349,937      10,061,673
         
        152,430,003

BIOTECHNOLOGY – 0.18%

QIAGEN NVa

   157,630      3,534,433
         
        3,534,433

BUILDING MATERIALS – 0.17%

HeidelbergerCement AG

   21,160      3,390,582
         
        3,390,582

CHEMICALS – 11.57%

ALTANA AG

   59,764      1,389,949

BASF SE

   846,684      107,943,775

Bayer AG

   1,250,415      96,526,267

K+S AG

   63,958      18,715,963

Wacker Chemie AG

   13,284      2,867,869
         
        227,443,823

COMPUTERS – 0.11%

Wincor Nixdorf AG

   27,797      2,223,446
         
        2,223,446

 

Security    Shares    Value

COSMETICS & PERSONAL CARE – 0.62%

Beiersdorf AG

   152,790    $ 12,281,779
         
        12,281,779

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES – 2.84%

Deutsche Boerse AG

   346,128      55,115,176

MLP AG

   53,515      757,167
         
        55,872,343

ELECTRIC – 14.97%

E.ON AG

   1,072,499      202,217,563

RWE AG

   759,055      92,035,910
         
        294,253,473

ENERGY – ALTERNATE SOURCES – 0.68%

Q-Cells AGa

   82,232      6,754,898

SolarWorld AG

   142,810      6,547,356
         
        13,302,254

ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION – 2.19%

Bilfinger Berger AG

   63,735      5,083,566

Fraport AG

   28,856      2,156,584

Hochtief AG

   72,743      7,966,503

Linde AG

   209,249      27,896,981
         
        43,103,634

FOOD – 1.27%

METRO AG

   281,509      23,705,593

Suedzucker AG

   61,020      1,343,200
         
        25,048,793

HEALTH CARE - PRODUCTS – 0.89%

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

   331,647      17,455,420
         
        17,455,420

HOLDING COMPANIES - DIVERSIFIED – 0.46%

GEA Group AGa

   274,174      8,986,266
         
        8,986,266

HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS & WARES – 0.39%

Henkel KGaA

   185,728      7,578,915
         
        7,578,915

INSURANCE – 10.23%

Allianz SE Registered

   772,103      137,725,224

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs- Gesellschaft AG Registered

   358,017      63,258,618
         
        200,983,842

 

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iSHARES® MSCI GERMANY INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value

IRON & STEEL – 2.47%

Salzgitter AG

   70,525    $ 12,545,760

ThyssenKrupp AG

   622,602      36,058,315
         
        48,604,075

LEISURE TIME – 0.45%

TUI AGa,b

   363,587      8,776,187
         
        8,776,187

MACHINERY – DIVERSIFIED – 1.66%

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG

   97,187      2,375,387

MAN AG

   194,251      25,720,519

Rheinmetall AG

   63,385      4,446,547
         
        32,542,453

MANUFACTURING – 9.78%

Siemens AG

   1,482,308      192,219,923
         
        192,219,923

MEDIA – 0.09%

Premiere AGa

   85,102      1,829,378
         
        1,829,378

PHARMACEUTICALS – 1.15%

Celesio AG

   150,613      8,670,241

Merck KGaA

   112,452      14,030,933
         
        22,701,174

REAL ESTATE – 0.29%

IVG Immobilien AG

   164,077      5,753,870
         
        5,753,870

RETAIL – 0.18%

Arcandor AGa,b

   114,502      2,028,544

Douglas Holding AG

   26,933      1,435,133
         
        3,463,677

SEMICONDUCTORS – 0.53%

Infineon Technologies AGa

   1,286,804      10,470,745
         
        10,470,745

SOFTWARE – 3.69%

SAP AG

   1,509,704      72,446,379
         
        72,446,379

TELECOMMUNICATIONS – 4.67%

Deutsche Telekom AG

   4,809,173      91,771,125
         
        91,771,125

 

Security    Shares    Value

TRANSPORTATION – 2.30%

Deutsche Post AG

   1,355,171    $ 45,219,126
         
        45,219,126
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost: $1,805,920,645)

     1,880,709,723

PREFERRED STOCKS – 4.19%

AUTO MANUFACTURERS – 2.68%

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

   33,577      1,556,723

Porsche Automobil Holding SE

   14,992      25,839,151

Volkswagen AG

   181,528      25,333,854
         
        52,729,728

ELECTRIC – 0.35%

     

RWE AG

   67,260      6,784,016
         
        6,784,016

HEALTH CARE - SERVICES – 0.30%

Fresenius SE

   68,734      5,806,804
         
        5,806,804

HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS & WARES – 0.70%

Henkel KGaA

   312,195      13,843,882
         
        13,843,882

MEDIA – 0.16%

     

ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG

   145,173      3,142,720
         
        3,142,720
         

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost: $75,188,184)

     82,307,150

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.30%

MONEY MARKET FUNDS – 0.30%

Barclays Global Investors Funds
Institutional Money Market
Fund, Institutional Shares
3.59%
c,d

   196,324      196,324

BGI Cash Premier Fund LLC 3.63%c,d,e

   5,720,936      5,720,936
         
        5,917,260
         

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

    (Cost: $5,917,260)

     5,917,260
  
         
     

 

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iSHARES® MSCI GERMANY INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

      Value  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES – 100.18%
(Cost: $1,887,026,089)

   $ 1,968,934,133  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities – (0.18)%

     (3,481,201 )
        

NET ASSETS – 100.00%

   $ 1,965,452,932  
        

 

a

Non-income earning security.

b

All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 5.

c

Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.

d

The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

e

This security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See

     Note 5.

See notes to financial statements.

 


 

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iSHARES® MSCI ITALY INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value

COMMON STOCKS – 95.53%

  

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE – 2.64%

  

Finmeccanica SpA

   350,560    $ 10,851,255
         
        10,851,255

AUTO MANUFACTURERS – 3.09%

  

Fiat SpA

   594,230      12,692,555
         
        12,692,555

AUTO PARTS & EQUIPMENT – 0.74%

  

Pirelli & C. SpAa

   3,077,727      3,053,346
         
        3,053,346

BANKS – 32.71%

     

Banca Carige SpA

   758,594      2,974,063

Banca Monte dei Paschi di
Siena SpA
b

   982,433      4,481,752

Banca Popolare di Milano Scrl

   330,967      3,966,771

Banco Popolare SpAa

   629,403      11,981,929

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

   6,133,813      41,437,250

UniCredito SpA

   7,314,166      54,241,259

Unione di Banche Italiane ScpA

   647,653      15,288,791
         
        134,371,815

BUILDING MATERIALS – 0.05%

  

Italcementi SpA

   6,570      134,748

Italcementi SpA RNC

   5,035      77,162
         
        211,910

COMMERCIAL SERVICES – 2.26%

  

Atlantia SpA

   288,633      9,289,284
         
        9,289,284

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES – 3.04%

Mediobanca SpA

   643,999      12,484,653
         
        12,484,653

ELECTRIC – 11.41%

     

A2A SpA

   1,975,026      8,035,409

Enel SpA

   1,834,107      19,866,393

Terna SpA

   4,366,609      18,975,367
         
        46,877,169

ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS &
EQUIPMENT – 0.68%

Prysmian SpAa

   141,260      2,789,953
         
        2,789,953

 

Security    Shares    Value

ENTERTAINMENT – 0.50%

     

Lottomatica SpA

   57,088    $ 2,074,767
         
        2,074,767

FOOD – 1.33%

     

Parmalat SpA

   1,421,784      5,444,590
         
        5,444,590

HEALTH CARE - PRODUCTS – 1.56%

  

Luxottica Group SpA

   230,630      6,410,686
         
        6,410,686

HOLDING COMPANIES - DIVERSIFIED – 0.25%

IFIL Investments SpA

   133,042      1,041,161
         
        1,041,161

INSURANCE – 8.18%

     

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

   465,670      20,126,400

Fondiaria-Sai SpA

   136,640      6,104,759

Mediolanum SpAb

   561,006      3,551,436

Unipol Gruppo Finanziario SpA

   1,346,301      3,811,723
         
        33,594,318

MEDIA – 1.77%

     

Arnoldo Mondadori Editore SpA

   8,404      68,192

Mediaset SpA

   791,979      7,183,762
         
        7,251,954

OIL & GAS – 17.89%

     

Eni SpA

   2,111,622      73,473,575
         
        73,473,575

OIL & GAS SERVICES – 1.31%

     

Saipem SpA

   130,242      5,364,154
         
        5,364,154

RETAIL – 0.67%

     

Autogrill SpA

   92,476      1,486,707

Bulgari SpA

   113,394      1,273,861
         
        2,760,568

TELECOMMUNICATIONS – 5.45%

  

Telecom Italia SpA

   8,872,241      22,371,924
         
        22,371,924
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost: $404,616,300)

        392,409,637

 

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iSHARES® MSCI ITALY INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value  

PREFERRED STOCKS – 4.27%

  

BANKS – 0.79%

     

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA RNC

   511,638    $ 3,268,040  
           
        3,268,040  

HOLDING COMPANIES – DIVERSIFIED – 0.09%

 

Istituto Finanziario Industriale SpAa

   12,467      354,865  
           
        354,865  

INSURANCE – 1.36%

     

Unipol Gruppo Finanziario SpAb

   2,102,999      5,580,600  
           
        5,580,600  

TELECOMMUNICATIONS – 2.03%

  

Telecom Italia SpA RNC

   4,282,196      8,327,527  
           
        8,327,527  
           

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

  

    (Cost: $19,895,779)

        17,531,032  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 1.51%

 

MONEY MARKET FUNDS – 1.51%

  

Barclays Global Investors Funds
Institutional Money Market
Fund, Institutional Shares
3.59%
c,d

   144,078      144,078  

BGI Cash Premier Fund LLC
3.63%
c,d,e

   6,052,073      6,052,073  
           
        6,196,151  
           

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

 

    (Cost: $6,196,151)

        6,196,151  
           

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES – 101.31%
(Cost: $430,708,230)

     416,136,820  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities – (1.31)%

     (5,384,464 )
           

NET ASSETS – 100.00%

      $ 410,752,356  
           

 

a

Non-income earning security.

b

All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 5.

c

Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.

d

The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

e

This security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See

     Note 5.

See notes to financial statements.


 

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iSHARES® MSCI NETHERLANDS INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value

COMMON STOCKS – 99.89%

     

BANKS – 0.65%

     

SNS REAAL NV

   80,846    $ 1,717,025
         
        1,717,025

BEVERAGES – 4.71%

     

Heineken Holding NV

   64,447      3,299,063

Heineken NV

   160,130      9,089,260
         
        12,388,323

BIOTECHNOLOGY – 0.21%

     

Crucell NVa

   34,322      479,359

Pharming Group NVa

   35,247      67,421
         
        546,780

BUILDING MATERIALS – 0.20%

  

Wavin NV

   44,727      519,435
         
        519,435

CHEMICALS – 6.60%

     

Akzo Nobel NV

   168,261      12,439,783

Koninklijke DSM NV

   111,174      4,919,740
         
        17,359,523

COMMERCIAL SERVICES – 2.10%

  

Brunel International NV

   2,527      60,421

Randstad Holding NVb

   43,558      1,670,328

USG People NV

   25,470      579,603

Vedior NV

   127,220      3,217,590
         
        5,527,942

DISTRIBUTION & WHOLESALE – 1.46%

Corporate Express NVb

   89,007      1,060,704

Hagemeyer NVb

   379,496      2,776,864
         
        3,837,568

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES – 0.18%

BinckBank NV

   33,161      430,422

KAS Bank NV

   806      31,642
         
        462,064

ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS &
EQUIPMENT – 0.17%

Draka Holding NV

   4,950      143,980

TKH Group NV

   13,534      292,369
         
        436,349

ELECTRONICS – 11.29%

     

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV

   752,972      29,697,395
         
        29,697,395

 

Security    Shares    Value

ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION – 1.38%

Arcadis NV

   7,614    $ 470,328

Koninklijke BAM Groep NV

   54,797      1,217,031

Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV

   34,465      1,930,657
         
        3,618,016

FOOD – 18.68%

     

CSM NV

   31,762      985,092

Koninklijke Ahold NVa

   854,362      11,322,871

Koninklijke Wessanen NV

   42,940      578,211

Nutreco Holding NV

   17,458      1,248,556

Sligro Food Group NV

   7,445      276,001

Super de Boer NVa

   30,696      198,048

Unilever NV

   1,108,581      34,550,693
         
        49,159,472

HOLDING COMPANIES - DIVERSIFIED – 0.52%

Eriks Group NV

   4,826      344,338

Imtech NV

   33,157      793,793

Kendrion NVa

   1,062      26,118

Ordina NV

   14,754      212,781
         
        1,377,030

HOUSEWARES – 0.10%

     

Hunter Douglas NV

   4,479      261,783
         
        261,783

INSURANCE – 20.95%

     

Aegon NV

   834,204      12,613,395

ING Groep NVb

   1,258,564      42,511,429
         
        55,124,824

INVESTMENT COMPANIES – 0.08%

  

Kardan NV

   15,087      212,316
         
        212,316

MANUFACTURING – 0.53%

     

Aalberts Industries NV

   52,346      1,025,117

Koninklijke Ten Cate NV

   11,114      378,443
         
        1,403,560

MEDIA – 5.75%

     

Reed Elsevier NV

   487,857      9,161,416

Telegraaf Media Groep NV

   8,975      325,636

Wolters Kluwer NV

   216,628      5,649,866
         
        15,136,918

 

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iSHARES® MSCI NETHERLANDS INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value

METAL FABRICATE & HARDWARE – 0.33%

Advanced Metallurgical Group NVa

   10,498    $ 876,536
         
        876,536

OFFICE & BUSINESS EQUIPMENT– 0.45%

Oce NVb

   63,597      1,185,592
         
        1,185,592

OIL & GAS SERVICES – 2.46%

  

Fugro NV CVA

   41,207      3,137,201

SBM Offshore NV

   102,434      3,327,808
         
        6,465,009

PHARMACEUTICALS – 0.29%

     

OPG Groep NV

   25,446      764,866
         
        764,866

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS – 2.97%

Corio NV

   39,410      3,676,450

Eurocommercial Properties NV

   7,689      426,870

VastNed Offices/Industrial NV

   4,934      157,521

VastNed Retail NV

   6,986      717,034

Wereldhave NV

   23,333      2,839,414
         
        7,817,289

RETAIL – 0.12%

     

Beter Bed Holding NV

   7,083      166,882

Macintosh Retail Group NV

   5,489      154,158
         
        321,040

SEMICONDUCTORS – 2.73%

  

ASM International NV

   16,136      318,449

ASML Holding NVa

   281,382      6,873,101
         
        7,191,550

SOFTWARE – 1.41%

     

Exact Holding NV

   5,422      223,887

Tele Atlas NVa

   30,720      1,310,472

TomTom NVa

   41,737      1,976,861

Unit 4 Agresso NV

   6,731      188,937
         
        3,700,157

TELECOMMUNICATIONS – 8.80%

  

Koninklijke KPN NV

   1,217,781      23,145,891
         
        23,145,891

 

Security   Shares   Value  

TEXTILES – 0.02%

   

Gamma Holding NV

  865   $ 57,779  
         
      57,779  

TRANSPORTATION – 4.75%

   

Royal Vopak NV

  9,570     501,514  

Smit Internationale NV

  5,729     537,661  

TNT NV

  288,994     11,455,026  
         
      12,494,201  
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost: $269,433,897)

      262,806,233  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 2.15%

 

MONEY MARKET FUNDS – 2.15%

 

Barclays Global Investors Funds
Institutional Money Market
Fund, Institutional Shares
3.59%
c,d

  91,050     91,050  

BGI Cash Premier Fund LLC 3.63%c,d,e

  5,565,712     5,565,712  
         
      5,656,762  
         

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

 

    (Cost: $5,656,762)

      5,656,762  
         

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES – 102.04%

  

    (Cost: $275,090,659)

      268,462,995  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities – (2.04)%

    (5,355,811 )
         

NET ASSETS – 100.00%

    $ 263,107,184  
         

 

a

Non-income earning security.

b

All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 5.

c

Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.

d

The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

e

This security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 5.

See notes to financial statements.


 

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iSHARES® MSCI SPAIN INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value

COMMON STOCKS – 99.90%

  

AIRLINES – 0.32%

     

Iberia Lineas Aereas de
Espana SA

   507,305    $ 1,840,633
         
        1,840,633

BANKS – 35.58%

     

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

   2,794,636      58,377,308

Banco Popular Espanol SAa

   1,859,720      29,389,938

Banco Sabadell SAa

   1,174,398      10,875,407

Banco Santander SA

   5,640,072      102,146,966

Bankinter SAa

   400,037      5,957,575
         
        206,747,194

BIOTECHNOLOGY – 0.14%

     

Zeltia SA

   123,248      826,994
         
        826,994

COMMERCIAL SERVICES – 3.65%

  

Abertis Infraestructuras SAa

   535,502      17,023,081

Cintra Concesiones de Infraestructuras de Transporte SAa

   259,619      4,154,105
         
        21,177,186

COMPUTERS – 1.14%

     

Indra Sistemas SA

   236,148      6,610,671
         
        6,610,671

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES – 0.78%

Criteria CaixaCorp SA

   653,075      4,520,935
         
        4,520,935

ELECTRIC – 10.35%

     

Iberdrola SA

   1,918,670      27,962,236

Red Electrica de Espana SA

   221,018      13,880,770

Union Fenosa SA

   276,479      18,320,899
         
        60,163,905

ENERGY - ALTERNATE SOURCES – 1.77%

Gamesa Corporacion Tecnologica SA

   249,213      10,271,666
         
        10,271,666

 

Security    Shares    Value

ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION – 6.80%

Acciona SA

   50,319    $ 12,909,787

Actividades de Construcciones y Servicios SAa

   330,910      17,039,864

Fomento de Construcciones y
Contratas SA
a

   54,011      3,286,324

Grupo Ferrovial SAa

   6,486      4,390,559

SacyrVallehermoso SAa

   62,235      1,908,475
         
        39,535,009

GAS – 4.96%

     

Enagas SA

   230,696      6,986,881

Gas Natural SDG SA

   357,790      21,829,641
         
        28,816,522

INSURANCE – 2.39%

     

Mapfre SA

   3,059,654      13,888,134
         
        13,888,134

IRON & STEEL – 0.68%

     

Acerinox SA

   157,105      3,973,428
         
        3,973,428

MACHINERY – 0.60%

     

Zardoya Otis SAa

   137,759      3,456,951
         
        3,456,951

MEDIA – 1.73%

     

Antena 3 de Television SA

   41,375      573,468

Gestevision Telecinco SAa

   207,523      4,454,675

Promotora de Informaciones SAa

   179,189      2,510,808

Sogecable SAa,b

   59,615      2,510,512
         
        10,049,463

OIL & GAS – 4.92%

     

Repsol YPF SA

   824,082      28,586,239
         
        28,586,239

RETAIL – 2.71%

     

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

   301,910      15,743,621
         
        15,743,621

TELECOMMUNICATIONS – 21.38%

  

Telefonica SA

   4,253,606      124,240,362
         
        124,240,362
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost: $638,473,715)

        580,448,913

 

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iSHARES® MSCI SPAIN INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 10.32%

 

MONEY MARKET FUNDS – 10.32%

  

Barclays Global Investors Funds
Institutional Money Market
Fund, Institutional Shares
3.59%
c,d

   386,598    $ 386,598  

BGI Cash Premier Fund LLC
3.63%
c,d,e

   59,614,404      59,614,404  
           
        60,001,002  
           

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost: $60,001,002)

     60,001,002  
           

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES – 110.22%
(Cost: $698,474,717)

     640,449,915  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities – (10.22)%

     (59,399,061 )
           

NET ASSETS – 100.00%

      $ 581,050,854  
           

 

a

All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 5.

b

Non-income earning security.

c

Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.

d

The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

e

This security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 5.

See notes to financial statements.


 

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iSHARES® MSCI SWEDEN INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value

COMMON STOCKS – 99.85%

  

AGRICULTURE – 2.08%

     

Swedish Match AB

   232,193    $ 5,456,812
         
        5,456,812

AUTO MANUFACTURERS – 2.93%

  

Scania AB Class B

   314,665      7,675,502
         
        7,675,502

BANKS – 20.48%

     

Nordea Bank AB

   1,795,595      27,239,938

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB Class A

   401,238      10,112,402

Svenska Handelsbanken AB Class A

   426,064      11,981,086

Swedbank AB Class A

   156,722      4,280,079
         
        53,613,505

COMMERCIAL SERVICES – 1.59%

  

Securitas AB Class B

   273,082      3,308,462

Securitas Direct AB Class Ba

   115,155      492,730

Securitas Systems AB Class B

   142,240      368,862
         
        4,170,054

COSMETICS & PERSONAL CARE – 0.46%

Oriflame Cosmetics SA SDR

   17,843      1,197,264
         
        1,197,264

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES – 0.16%

D. Carnegie & Co. AB

   23,424      405,276
         
        405,276

ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION – 2.42%

Skanska AB Class B

   325,844      6,337,425
         
        6,337,425

FOOD – 0.17%

     

Axfood AB

   12,960      452,662
         
        452,662

FOREST PRODUCTS & PAPER – 3.78%

Billerud AB

   18,907      215,274

Holmen AB Class B

   46,135      1,596,432

Svenska Cellulosa AB Class B

   488,096      8,069,141
         
        9,880,847

HAND & MACHINE TOOLS – 5.06%

  

Sandvik AB

   773,964      13,234,121
         
        13,234,121

 

Security    Shares    Value

HEALTH CARE - PRODUCTS – 1.70%

  

Elekta AB Class B

   37,215    $ 683,090

Getinge AB Class B

   147,576      3,779,155
         
        4,462,245

HOME FURNISHINGS – 1.58%

  

Electrolux AB Class B

   220,155      3,568,210

Nobia AB

   65,257      557,919
         
        4,126,129

HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS & WARES – 0.99%

Husqvarna AB

   235,707      2,588,235
         
        2,588,235

INVESTMENT COMPANIES – 1.62%

  

Investor AB Class B

   198,706      4,243,102
         
        4,243,102

IRON & STEEL – 2.41%

     

SSAB Svenskt Stal AB Class A

   156,785      4,446,972

SSAB Svenskt Stal AB Class B

   72,600      1,870,922
         
        6,317,894

MACHINERY – 13.11%

     

Atlas Copco AB Class A

   581,042      9,134,844

Atlas Copco AB Class B

   343,773      4,944,951

Volvo AB Class A

   409,121      6,117,022

Volvo AB Class B

   939,983      14,130,443
         
        34,327,260

MANUFACTURING – 1.98%

     

Alfa Laval AB

   82,913      4,508,551

Trelleborg AB Class B

   37,333      674,667
         
        5,183,218

MEDIA – 1.34%

     

Eniro AB

   71,907      545,430

Modern Times Group MTG AB Class B

   44,867      2,948,762
         
        3,494,192

METAL FABRICATE & HARDWARE – 4.50%

Assa Abloy AB Class Bb

   272,058      4,927,548

Hoganas AB Class B

   10,923      234,574

SKF AB Class B

   356,069      6,622,298
         
        11,784,420

MINING – 1.11%

     

Boliden AB

   251,800      2,897,583
         
        2,897,583

 

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iSHARES® MSCI SWEDEN INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value

OIL & GAS – 1.03%

     

Lundin Petroleum ABa

   203,854    $ 2,684,507
         
        2,684,507

REAL ESTATE – 0.93%

     

Castellum AB

   67,477      833,907

Fabege AB

   56,672      626,893

Kungsleden AB

   59,428      710,354

Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB

   12,489      267,698
         
        2,438,852

RETAIL – 8.87%

     

Hennes & Mauritz AB Class B

   410,246      23,205,539
         
        23,205,539

TELECOMMUNICATIONS – 19.55%

  

Millicom International Cellular SA SDRa

   28,322      3,130,619

Tele2 AB Class B

   265,098      4,694,072

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson AB Class B

   12,810,272      27,821,787

TeliaSonera AB

   1,940,300      15,535,231
         
        51,181,709
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost: $307,592,211)

     261,358,353

RIGHTS – 0.02%

     

HEALTH CARE - PRODUCTS – 0.02%

Getinge ABc

   145,359      55,954
         
        55,954
         

TOTAL RIGHTS
(Cost: $ 0)

        55,954

 

Security    Shares    Value  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 1.77%

 

MONEY MARKET FUNDS – 1.77%

  

Barclays Global Investors Funds
Institutional Money Market
Fund, Institutional Shares
3.59%
d,e

   101,725    $ 101,725  

BGI Cash Premier Fund LLC
3.63%
d,e,f

   4,519,500      4,519,500  
           
        4,621,225  
           

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

    (Cost: $4,621,225)

        4,621,225  
           

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES – 101.64%
(Cost: $312,213,436)

     266,035,532  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities – (1.64)%

     (4,284,772 )
           

NET ASSETS – 100.00%

      $ 261,750,760  
           

SDR – Swedish Depositary Receipts

 

a

Non-income earning security.

b

All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 5.

c

Security valued at fair value in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Directors. See Note 1.

d

Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.

e

The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

f

This security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 5.

See notes to financial statements.


 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

iSHARES® MSCI SWITZERLAND INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

 

Security    Shares    Value

COMMON STOCKS – 99.45%

     

BANKS – 6.15%

     

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise Registered

   1,712    $ 885,687

Credit Suisse Group Registered

   418,162      20,831,983

EFG International Registered

   37,848      1,276,346

Julius Baer Holding AG Registered

   71,681      5,335,901

Vontobel Holding AG Registered

   44,391      1,577,799
         
        29,907,716

BUILDING MATERIALS – 3.52%

  

Geberit AG Registered

   21,474      3,168,228

Holcim Ltd. Registered

   136,064      13,947,929
         
        17,116,157

CHEMICALS – 6.33%

     

Ciba Specialty Chemicals AG Registered

   25,244      1,015,274

Givaudan SA Registered

   6,933      6,967,539

Lonza Group AG Registered

   23,439      3,098,852

Syngenta AG Registered

   68,617      19,704,872
         
        30,786,537

COMMERCIAL SERVICES – 1.83%

  

Adecco SA Registered

   70,126      3,688,367

SGS SA Registered

   3,862      5,216,919
         
        8,905,286

COMPUTERS – 0.48%

     

Logitech International SA Registereda

   91,122      2,350,071
         
        2,350,071

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES – 5.56%

UBS AG Registered

   821,729      27,049,826
         
        27,049,826

ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION – 4.87%

ABB Ltd. Registered

   929,784      23,712,253
         
        23,712,253

FOOD – 18.49%

     

Lindt & Sprungli AG Participation Certificates

   456      1,519,854

Nestle SA Registered

   184,796      88,432,269
         
        89,952,123

 

 

Security    Shares    Value

HAND & MACHINE TOOLS – 0.61%

  

Schindler Holding AG Participation Certificates

   34,303    $ 2,354,675

Schindler Holding AG Registered

   9,193      626,195
         
        2,980,870

HEALTH CARE - PRODUCTS – 5.17%

Nobel Biocare Holding AG Bearer

   23,575      5,725,486

Sonova Holding AG Registered

   49,460      4,702,917

Straumann Holding AG Registered

   12,022      3,530,124

Synthes Inc.

   79,573      11,183,521
         
        25,142,048

INSURANCE – 9.97%

     

Swiss Life Holding Registereda

   20,097      5,058,907

Swiss Reinsurance Co. Registered

   244,341      19,686,796

Zurich Financial Services
AG Registered

   75,529      23,752,054
         
        48,497,757

INVESTMENT COMPANIES – 0.36%

  

Pargesa Holding SA Class B

   17,328      1,776,294
         
        1,776,294

LEISURE TIME – 0.01%

     

Kuoni Reisen Holding AG Registered

   55      25,780
         
        25,780

MACHINERY – 0.08%

     

Rieter Holding AG Registered

   1,007      408,328
         
        408,328

MANUFACTURING – 0.37%

     

Sulzer AG Registered

   1,554      1,792,504
         
        1,792,504

PHARMACEUTICALS – 24.80%

  

Actelion Ltd. Registereda

   59,888      3,129,805

Novartis AG Registered

   1,001,745      49,377,065

Roche Holding AG Genusschein

   347,095      68,135,433
         
        120,642,303

REAL ESTATE – 0.68%

     

PSP Swiss Property AG Registereda

   53,836      3,306,081
         
        3,306,081

 

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iSHARES® MSCI SWITZERLAND INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

 

Security    Shares    Value

RETAIL – 6.42%

     

Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA A Units Bearer

   327,734    $ 19,090,082

Swatch Group AG (The) Bearer

   25,622      7,572,703

Swatch Group AG (The) Registered

   79,592      4,563,692
         
        31,226,477

SEMICONDUCTORS – 0.24%

     

OC Oerlikon Corp. AG Registereda

   3,591      1,168,847
         
        1,168,847

TELECOMMUNICATIONS – 2.76%

Swisscom AG Registered

   35,193      13,427,488
         
        13,427,488

TRANSPORTATION – 0.75%

     

Kuehne & Nagel International AG Registered

   37,615      3,661,318
         
        3,661,318
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

     

    (Cost: $438,703,249)

        483,836,064

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.02%

MONEY MARKET FUNDS – 0.02%

  

Barclays Global Investors Funds Institutional Money Market Fund, Institutional Shares 3.59%b,c

   111,806      111,806
         
        111,806
         

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

    (Cost: $111,806)

        111,806
         

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES – 99.47%

     

    (Cost: $438,815,055)

        483,947,870

Other Assets, Less Liabilities – 0.53%

     2,578,728
         

NET ASSETS – 100.00%

      $ 486,526,598
         

 

a

Non-income earning security.

b

Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.

c

The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

See notes to financial statements.


 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

iSHARES® MSCI UNITED KINGDOM INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

 

Security    Shares    Value

COMMON STOCKS – 99.52%

  

ADVERTISING – 0.48%

     

WPP Group PLC

   463,976    $ 5,505,343
         
        5,505,343

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE – 2.05%

  

BAE Systems PLC

   1,432,890      13,759,846

BBA Aviation PLC

   84,122      308,734

Cobham PLC

   455,308      1,652,900

Meggitt PLC

   260,760      1,449,777

Rolls-Royce Group PLCa

   739,683      6,393,135
         
        23,564,392

AGRICULTURE – 3.16%

     

British American Tobacco PLC

   623,007      23,484,461

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

   276,138      12,853,473
         
        36,337,934

AIRLINES – 0.10%

     

British Airways PLCa

   235,299      1,205,246
         
        1,205,246

APPAREL – 0.13%

     

Burberry Group PLC

   174,994      1,466,363
         
        1,466,363

AUTO PARTS & EQUIPMENT – 0.13%

  

GKN PLC

   284,242      1,498,348
         
        1,498,348

BANKS – 15.67%

     

Alliance & Leicester PLC

   80,649      904,006

Barclays PLCb

   2,729,016      25,907,796

HBOS PLC

   1,522,152      18,273,164

HSBC Holdings PLC

   4,831,893      73,624,868

Lloyds TSB Group PLC

   2,302,020      20,766,573

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

   4,077,360      31,226,135

Standard Chartered PLC

   286,317      9,534,129
         
        180,236,671

BEVERAGES – 3.02%

     

Diageo PLC

   1,066,408      21,934,230

SABMiller PLC

   366,559      7,678,046

Scottish & Newcastle PLC

   325,990      5,116,344
         
        34,728,620

 

 

Security    Shares    Value

BUILDING MATERIALS – 0.09%

  

Travis Perkins PLC

   47,637    $ 1,027,193
         
        1,027,193

CHEMICALS – 0.29%

     

Johnson Matthey PLC

   87,085      3,371,046
         
        3,371,046

COMMERCIAL SERVICES – 1.49%

  

Aggreko PLC

   64,206      752,901

Bunzl PLC

   130,908      1,816,305

Capita Group PLC

   240,635      3,140,083

Davis Service Group PLC (The)

   42,115      420,132

De La Rue PLC

   33,669      606,453

Experian Group Ltd.

   415,421      3,520,274

G4S PLC

   463,613      2,017,354

Hays PLC

   583,200      1,264,511

Intertek Group PLC

   35,235      630,104

Rank Group PLC

   78,449      141,226

Rentokil Initial PLC

   722,923      1,199,324

Serco Group PLC

   193,803      1,680,836
         
        17,189,503

COMPUTERS – 0.10%

     

LogicaCMG PLC

   600,039      1,113,030
         
        1,113,030

DISTRIBUTION & WHOLESALE – 0.42%

Inchcape PLC

   184,803      1,443,789

Wolseley PLC

   273,943      3,386,724
         
        4,830,513

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES – 1.78%

Cattles PLC

   73,722      343,156

Close Brothers Group PLC

   28,188      369,512

ICAP PLC

   209,133      2,627,087

Investec PLC

   164,127      1,207,981

London Stock Exchange

     

Group PLC

   62,640      1,693,361

Man Group PLC

   698,697      7,713,657

Old Mutual PLC

   2,120,584      5,285,487

Schroders PLC

   43,869      836,427

Tullett Prebon PLC

   39,539      397,187
         
        20,473,855

 

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iSHARES® MSCI UNITED KINGDOM INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

 

Security    Shares    Value

ELECTRIC – 3.06%

     

British Energy Group PLC

   420,732    $ 4,732,783

International Power PLC

   608,618      4,603,546

National Grid PLC

   1,061,675      15,490,668

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC

   351,736      10,334,174
         
        35,161,171

ELECTRONICS – 0.05%

     

Electrocomponents PLC

   89,005      312,934

Premier Farnell PLC

   73,602      219,614
         
        532,548

ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION – 0.33%

AMEC PLC

   139,635      2,152,655

Balfour Beatty PLC

   179,568      1,593,990
         
        3,746,645

ENTERTAINMENT – 0.24%

     

Ladbrokes PLC

   256,563      1,552,755

PartyGaming PLCa

   243,719      127,262

William Hill PLC

   145,328      1,089,856
         
        2,769,873

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL – 0.05%

Biffa PLC

   78,644      542,451
         
        542,451

FOOD – 5.34%

     

Cadbury Schweppes PLC

   852,833      9,551,044

J Sainsbury PLC

   634,123      4,481,115

Tate & Lyle PLC

   196,272      2,049,727

Tesco PLC

   3,199,323      25,488,194

Unilever PLC

   534,528      16,969,998

Wm Morrison

     

Supermarkets PLC

   487,644      2,885,814
         
        61,425,892

FOOD SERVICE – 0.55%

     

Associated British Foods PLC

   73,341      1,237,876

Compass Group PLC

   781,173      5,073,514
         
        6,311,390

FOREST PRODUCTS & PAPER – 0.10%

Mondi PLC

   151,291      1,176,707
         
        1,176,707

GAS – 0.84%

     

Centrica PLC

   1,494,469      9,602,137
         
        9,602,137

 

 

Security    Shares    Value

HEALTH CARE – PRODUCTS – 0.45%

  

Smith & Nephew PLC

   368,716    $ 4,807,764

SSL International PLC

   43,587      423,762
         
        5,231,526

HOLDING COMPANIES - DIVERSIFIED – 0.11%

Tomkins PLC

   358,683      1,212,937
         
        1,212,937

HOME BUILDERS – 0.45%

     

Barratt Developments PLC

   118,348      965,213

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC (The)a

   34,191      710,053

Bovis Homes Group PLC

   24,534      284,522

Persimmon PLC

   116,667      1,710,385

TaylorWimpey PLC

   438,480      1,501,098
         
        5,171,271

HOME FURNISHINGS – 0.02%

  

Galiform PLCa

   116,877      191,224
         
        191,224

HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS & WARES – 1.17%

Reckitt Benckiser PLC

   247,689      13,450,791
         
        13,450,791

INSURANCE – 3.90%

     

Aviva PLC

   1,064,880      12,953,156

Friends Provident PLC

   754,458      2,003,525

Legal & General Group PLC

   2,644,006      6,553,283

Prudential PLC

   1,006,155      12,218,813

Resolution PLC

   277,453      3,808,176

Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group PLC

   1,310,674      3,441,494

Standard Life PLC

   881,746      3,841,192
         
        44,819,639

LEISURE TIME – 0.44%

     

Carnival PLC

   68,121      2,711,481

Thomas Cook Group PLCa

   194,516      1,186,912

TUI Travel PLCa

   223,537      1,201,693
         
        5,100,086

LODGING – 0.16%

     

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

   121,905      1,870,837
         
        1,870,837

 

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iSHARES® MSCI UNITED KINGDOM INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

 

Security    Shares    Value

MANUFACTURING – 0.62%

  

Charter PLCa

   35,413    $ 582,568

Cookson Group PLC

   47,241      561,012

FKI PLC

   120,321      175,318

IMI PLC

   136,242      1,052,884

Invensys PLCa

   325,989      1,668,156

Smiths Group PLC

   155,504      3,073,179
         
        7,113,117

MEDIA – 2.49%

     

British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC

   459,487      5,191,586

Daily Mail & General Trust PLC Class A

   121,968      1,136,669

Emap PLC

   85,887      1,578,621

ITV PLC

   1,384,344      1,845,004

Pearson PLC

   325,421      4,311,201

Reed Elsevier PLC

   446,516      5,657,895

Reuters Group PLC

   518,085      6,157,684

Trinity Mirror PLC

   60,166      341,094

United Business Media PLC

   100,177      1,068,098

Yell Group PLC

   319,561      1,393,708
         
        28,681,560

MINING – 12.20%

     

Anglo American PLC

   541,575      34,839,914

Antofagasta PLC

   79,083      1,278,159

BHP Billiton PLC

   925,506      30,008,570

Eurasian Natural Resources Corp.

   129,456      2,652,393

Kazakhmys PLC

   43,075      1,324,687

Lonmin PLC

   31,858      2,095,710

Rio Tinto PLC

   408,726      46,505,760

Vedanta Resources PLC

   28,720      1,254,571

Xstrata PLC

   258,390      20,353,980
         
        140,313,744

OIL & GAS – 18.57%

     

BG Group PLC

   1,381,995      32,768,848

BP PLC

   7,765,011      84,336,034

Royal Dutch Shell PLC
Class A

   1,472,040      52,941,530

Royal Dutch Shell PLC
Class B

   1,126,476      39,908,400

Tullow Oil PLC

   290,298      3,623,566
         
        213,578,378

 

 

Security    Shares    Value

PACKAGING & CONTAINERS – 0.20%

  

Rexam PLC

   265,570    $ 2,331,000
         
        2,331,000

PHARMACEUTICALS – 6.47%

  

AstraZeneca PLC

   598,734      22,545,662

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

   2,264,436      49,638,665

Shire PLC

   112,517      2,215,806
         
        74,400,133

REAL ESTATE – 1.34%

     

British Land Co. PLC

   210,627      3,986,587

Brixton PLC

   56,376      367,269

Great Portland Estates PLC

   44,063      438,251

Hammerson PLC

   119,565      2,628,118

Land Securities Group PLC

   191,313      6,012,845

Liberty International PLC

   104,437      2,001,633
         
        15,434,703

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS – 0.16%

SEGRO PLC

   180,386      1,858,708
         
        1,858,708

RETAIL – 1.95%

     

Carphone Warehouse
Group PLC (The)

   161,338      986,068

DSG International PLC

   746,460      942,885

Enterprise Inns PLC

   212,837      1,761,241

Home Retail Group PLC

   358,220      1,845,559

Kesa Electricals PLC

   217,413      929,827

Kingfisher PLC

   976,001      2,545,256

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

   692,368      5,546,908

Mitchells & Butlers PLC

   165,876      1,469,974

Next PLC

   85,759      2,198,928

Punch Taverns PLC

   110,097      1,413,677

Signet Group PLC

   706,197      860,420

Whitbread PLC

   77,517      1,952,132
         
        22,452,875

SEMICONDUCTORS – 0.10%

  

ARM Holdings PLC

   526,611      950,638

CSR PLCa

   26,991      171,541
         
        1,122,179

SOFTWARE – 0.21%

     

Misys PLC

   99,084      294,661

Sage Group PLC

   527,502      2,072,381
         
        2,367,042

 

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iSHARES® MSCI UNITED KINGDOM INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

 

Security    Shares    Value

TELECOMMUNICATIONS – 7.73%

  

BT Group PLC

   3,293,300    $ 14,870,843

Cable & Wireless PLC

   999,291      3,514,412

Vodafone Group PLC

   21,771,837      70,462,992
         
        88,848,247

TRANSPORTATION – 0.43%

  

Arriva PLC

   45,675      620,551

FirstGroup PLC

   175,035      2,015,960

National Express Group PLC

   53,244      1,203,171

Stagecoach Group PLC

   215,951      1,080,368

Stagecoach Group PLC
Class C Deferred
c

   303,597      60
         
        4,920,110

VENTURE CAPITAL – 0.22%

  

3i Group PLC

   157,993      2,570,808
         
        2,570,808

WATER – 0.66%

     

Severn Trent PLC

   95,112      2,688,486

United Utilities PLC

   359,705      4,958,590
         
        7,647,076
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

     

    (Cost: $1,083,361,395)

        1,144,504,862

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.01%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS – 0.01%

  

Barclays Global Investors Funds
Institutional Money Market
Fund, Institutional Shares
3.59%
b,d

   113,277      113,277
         
        113,277
         

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

    (Cost: $113,277)

        113,277
         

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES – 99.53%

     

    (Cost: $1,083,474,672)

        1,144,618,139

Other Assets, Less Liabilities – 0.47%

     5,379,777
         

NET ASSETS – 100.00%

      $ 1,149,997,916
         

 

 

a

Non-income earning security.

b

Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.

c

Security valued at fair value in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Directors. See Note 1.

d

The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

See notes to financial statements.


 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

iSHARES®, INC.

February 29, 2008

 

     iShares MSCI  
     

Austria

Index Fund

   

Belgium

Index Fund

   

EMU

Index Fund

  

France

Index Fund

 

ASSETS

         

Investments, at cost:

         

Unaffiliated issuers

   $ 334,229,488     $ 301,060,717     $ 2,417,120,972    $ 688,437,380  

Affiliated issuers (Note 2)

     4,382,813       63,007       59,045,391      6,829,141  
                               

Total cost of investments

   $ 338,612,301     $ 301,123,724     $ 2,476,166,363    $ 695,266,521  
                               

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

         

Unaffiliated issuers

   $ 296,422,412     $ 293,161,944     $ 2,774,128,532    $ 635,403,243  

Affiliated issuers (Note 2)

     4,382,813       63,007       59,045,391      6,829,141  
                               

Total value of investments

     300,805,225       293,224,951       2,833,173,923      642,232,384  

Foreign currencies, at valueb

     86,787       123,444       5,796,842      3,335,368  

Receivables:

         

Investment securities sold

     172,556       5,186,289       12,733,404      2,387,839  

Due from custodian (Note 4)

                      334,940  

Dividends and interest

     2,201,896       256,208       1,168,985      14,178  

Capital shares sold

                      352,830  
                               

Total Assets

     303,266,464       298,790,892       2,852,873,154      648,657,539  
                               

LIABILITIES

         

Payables:

         

Investment securities purchased

           4,527,608       15,440,689      5,652,539  

Collateral for securities on loan (Note 5)

     4,363,538             57,759,398      6,610,740  

Capital shares redeemed

     4,967       19,019             

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     135,518       116,423       1,114,515      228,085  
                               

Total Liabilities

     4,504,023       4,663,050       74,314,602      12,491,364  
                               

NET ASSETS

   $ 298,762,441     $ 294,127,842     $ 2,778,558,552    $ 636,166,175  
                               

Net assets consist of:

         

Paid-in capital

   $ 336,280,624     $ 304,468,848     $ 2,327,761,052    $ 675,644,719  

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income (accumulated net investment loss)

     (946,667 )     (2,618,493 )     284,282      (262,473 )

Undistributed net realized gain

     948,945       118,377       93,307,518      13,760,985  

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     (37,520,461 )     (7,840,890 )     357,205,700      (52,977,056 )
                               

NET ASSETS

   $ 298,762,441     $ 294,127,842     $ 2,778,558,552    $ 636,166,175  
                               

Shares outstandingc

     8,900,000       12,880,000       25,900,000      18,600,000  
                               

Net asset value per share

   $ 33.57     $ 22.84     $ 107.28    $ 34.20  
                               

 

a

Securities on loan with market values of $4,148,090, $-, $54,972,868 and $6,500,592, respectively. See Note 5.

b

Cost of foreign currencies: $86,773, $118,872, $5,641,710 and $3,263,940, respectively.

c

$0.001 par value, number of shares authorized: 19.8 million, 136.2 million, 500 million and 340.2 million, respectively.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES®, INC.

February 29, 2008

 

     iShares MSCI  
      Germany
Index Fund
    Italy
Index Fund
    Netherlands
Index Fund
    Spain
Index Fund
 

ASSETS

        

Investments, at cost:

        

Unaffiliated issuers

   $ 1,881,108,829     $ 424,512,079     $ 269,433,897     $ 638,473,715  

Affiliated issuers (Note 2)

     5,917,260       6,196,151       5,656,762       60,001,002  
                                

Total cost of investments

   $ 1,887,026,089     $ 430,708,230     $ 275,090,659     $ 698,474,717  
                                

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

        

Unaffiliated issuers

   $ 1,963,016,873     $ 409,940,669     $ 262,806,233     $ 580,448,913  

Affiliated issuers (Note 2)

     5,917,260       6,196,151       5,656,762       60,001,002  
                                

Total value of investments

     1,968,934,133       416,136,820       268,462,995       640,449,915  

Foreign currencies, at valueb

     2,563,055       359,931       170,277       232,334  

Receivables:

        

Investment securities sold

     3,407,100       10,546,965       2,483,517       10,993,809  

Dividends and interest

     359,245       84,227       4,451       196,245  

Capital shares sold

     13,891       513,989             37,886  
                                

Total Assets

     1,975,277,424       427,641,932       271,121,240       651,910,189  
                                

LIABILITIES

        

Payables:

        

Investment securities purchased

     3,328,608       10,719,571       2,345,750       10,973,667  

Collateral for securities on loan (Note 5)

     5,720,936       6,052,073       5,565,712       59,614,404  

Capital shares redeemed

                       14,241  

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     774,948       117,932       102,594       257,023  
                                

Total Liabilities

     9,824,492       16,889,576       8,014,056       70,859,335  
                                

NET ASSETS

   $ 1,965,452,932     $ 410,752,356     $ 263,107,184     $ 581,050,854  
                                

Net assets consist of:

        

Paid-in capital

   $ 1,839,163,898     $ 435,347,783     $ 266,660,608     $ 587,280,674  

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income (accumulated net investment loss)

     (1,000,730 )     (149,325 )     1,209,359       3,724,279  

Undistributed net realized gain (accumulated net realized loss)

     45,297,027       (9,907,574 )     1,858,246       48,060,765  

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     81,992,737       (14,538,528 )     (6,621,029 )     (58,014,864 )
                                

NET ASSETS

   $ 1,965,452,932     $ 410,752,356     $ 263,107,184     $ 581,050,854  
                                

Shares outstandingc

     63,000,000       13,650,000       9,600,000       9,975,000  
                                

Net asset value per share

   $ 31.20     $ 30.09     $ 27.41     $ 58.25  
                                

 

a

Securities on loan with market values of $5,443,193, $5,752,041, $5,312,181 and $56,785,956, respectively. See Note 5.

b

Cost of foreign currencies: $2,489,771, $356,473, $163,665 and $224,787, respectively.

c

$0.001 par value, number of shares authorized: 382.2 million, 63.6 million, 255 million and 127.8 million, respectively.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited) (Continued)

iSHARES®, INC.

February 29, 2008

 

     iShares MSCI  
      Sweden
Index Fund
    Switzerland
Index Fund
   United Kingdom
Index Fund
 

ASSETS

       

Investments, at cost:

       

Unaffiliated issuers

   $ 307,592,211     $ 438,703,249    $ 1,052,849,497  

Affiliated issuers (Note 2)

     4,621,225       111,806      30,625,175  
                       

Total cost of investments

   $ 312,213,436     $ 438,815,055    $ 1,083,474,672  
                       

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

       

Unaffiliated issuers

   $ 261,414,307     $ 483,836,064    $ 1,118,597,066  

Affiliated issuers (Note 2)

     4,621,225       111,806      26,021,073  
                       

Total value of investments

     266,035,532       483,947,870      1,144,618,139  

Foreign currencies, at valueb

     171,421       316,543      1,036,192  

Receivables:

       

Investment securities sold

     1,221,447       2,473,979      3,608,327  

Dividends and interest

     3,068       2,385,526      4,618,235  

Capital shares sold

           80,389       
                       

Total Assets

     267,431,468       489,204,307      1,153,880,893  
                       

LIABILITIES

       

Payables:

       

Investment securities purchased

     1,057,330       2,477,379      3,415,884  

Collateral for securities on loan (Note 5)

     4,519,500             

Capital shares redeemed

           20,097       

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     103,878       180,233      467,093  
                       

Total Liabilities

     5,680,708       2,677,709      3,882,977  
                       

NET ASSETS

   $ 261,750,760     $ 486,526,598    $ 1,149,997,916  
                       

Net assets consist of:

       

Paid-in capital

   $ 293,023,575     $ 432,602,134    $ 1,084,579,171  

Undistributed net investment income
(accumulated net investment loss)

     (1,079,764 )     755,448      4,845,902  

Undistributed net realized gain (accumulated net realized loss)

     15,977,276       7,861,931      (662,604 )

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     (46,170,327 )     45,307,085      61,235,447  
                       

NET ASSETS

   $ 261,750,760     $ 486,526,598    $ 1,149,997,916  
                       

Shares outstandingc

     8,925,000       19,000,000      52,200,000  
                       

Net asset value per share

   $ 29.33     $ 25.61    $ 22.03  
                       

 

a

Securities on loan with market values of $4,157,547, $- and $-, respectively. See Note 5.

b

Cost of foreign currencies: $164,120, $300,030 and $1,014,522, respectively.

c

$0.001 par value, number of shares authorized: 63.6 million, 318.625 million and 943.2 million, respectively.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

iSHARES®, INC.

Six months ended February 29, 2008

 

     iShares MSCI  
      Austria
Index Fund
    Belgium
Index Fund
    EMU
Index Fund
    France
Index Fund
 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

        

Dividends from unaffiliated issuersa

   $ 623,613     $ 544,560     $ 15,713,088     $ 1,552,970  

Interest from affiliated issuers (Note 2)

     8,021       14,195       71,375       9,437  

Securities lending income from affiliated issuers (Note 2)

     37,278       24,778       233,455       7,415  
                                

Total investment income

     668,912       583,533       16,017,918       1,569,822  
                                

EXPENSES

        

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     960,669       783,794       7,429,773       1,343,904  
                                

Total expenses

     960,669       783,794       7,429,773       1,343,904  
                                

Net investment income (loss)

     (291,757 )     (200,261 )     8,588,145       225,918  
                                

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

        

Net realized gain (loss) from:

        

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

     (12,474,590 )     (3,206,475 )     (15,625,939 )     (5,602,964 )

In-kind redemptions

     30,799,064       6,046,533       122,278,029       26,655,977  

Foreign currency transactions

     18,332       47,816       962,668       61,062  
                                

Net realized gain

     18,342,806       2,887,874       107,614,758       21,114,075  
                                

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

        

Investments

     (44,841,173 )     (34,592,818 )     (194,006,510 )     (60,669,252 )

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     220,505       53,604       177,218       52,260  
                                

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (44,620,668 )     (34,539,214 )     (193,829,292 )     (60,616,992 )
                                

Net realized and unrealized loss

     (26,277,862 )     (31,651,340 )     (86,214,534 )     (39,502,917 )
                                

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (26,569,619 )   $ (31,851,601 )   $ (77,626,389 )   $ (39,276,999 )
                                

 

a

Net of foreign withholding tax of $110,049, $96,099, $2,516,251 and $266,270, respectively.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (Continued)

iSHARES®, INC.

Six months ended February 29, 2008

 

     iShares MSCI  
      Germany
Index Fund
    Italy
Index Fund
    Netherlands
Index Fund
    Spain
Index Fund
 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

        

Dividends from unaffiliated issuersa

   $ 4,205,577     $ 1,272,843     $ 2,513,302     $ 8,174,335  

Interest from affiliated issuers (Note 2)

     36,865       8,143       12,806       22,883  

Securities lending income from affiliated issuers (Note 2)

     24,050       16,621       16,663       384,188  
                                

Total investment income

     4,266,492       1,297,607       2,542,771       8,581,406  
                                

EXPENSES

        

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     4,752,271       495,198       658,238       1,592,542  
                                

Total expenses

     4,752,271       495,198       658,238       1,592,542  
                                

Net investment income (loss)

     (485,779 )     802,409       1,884,533       6,988,864  
                                

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

        

Net realized gain (loss) from:

        

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

     (7,381,266 )     (4,457,245 )     (7,299,257 )     (3,721,657 )

In-kind redemptions

     91,462,936       1,114,346       18,813,373       56,182,035  

Foreign currency transactions

     273,952       25,464       629       43,264  
                                

Net realized gain (loss)

     84,355,622       (3,317,435 )     11,514,745       52,503,642  
                                

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

        

Investments

     (130,915,409 )     (4,387,224 )     (24,390,160 )     (79,361,790 )

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     62,189       10,712       5,717       10,848  
                                

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (130,853,220 )     (4,376,512 )     (24,384,443 )     (79,350,942 )
                                

Net realized and unrealized loss

     (46,497,598 )     (7,693,947 )     (12,869,698 )     (26,847,300 )
                                

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (46,983,377 )   $ (6,891,538 )   $ (10,985,165 )   $ (19,858,436 )
                                

 

a

Net of foreign withholding tax of $723,312, $213,341, $303,929 and $1,416,908, respectively.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES®, INC.

Six months ended February 29, 2008

 

     iShares MSCI  
      Sweden
Index Fund
    Switzerland
Index Fund
    United Kingdom
Index Fund
 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

      

Dividends from unaffiliated issuersa

   $ 18,313     $ 1,678,560     $ 15,500,554  

Interest from affiliated issuers (Note 2)

     14,382       8,940       44,507  

Securities lending income from affiliated issuers (Note 2)

     10,113             6,763  
                        

Total investment income

     42,808       1,687,500       15,551,824  
                        

EXPENSES

      

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     1,122,572       932,052       2,941,163  
                        

Total expenses

     1,122,572       932,052       2,941,163  
                        

Net investment income (loss)

     (1,079,764 )     755,448       12,610,661  
                        

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

      

Net realized gain (loss) from:

      

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

     (8,839,848 )     (1,099,335 )     (4,518,671 )

Investments in affiliated issuers (Note 2)

                 (391,261 )

In-kind redemptions

     29,643,086       15,640,835       37,193,577  

Foreign currency transactions

     22,320       13,456       (280,010 )
                        

Net realized gain

     20,825,558       14,554,956       32,003,635  
                        

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

      

Investments

     (77,020,101 )     (10,532,585 )     (142,141,573 )

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     11,092       170,962       66,526  
                        

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (77,009,009 )     (10,361,623 )     (142,075,047 )
                        

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (56,183,451 )     4,193,333       (110,071,412 )
                        

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (57,263,215 )   $ 4,948,781     $ (97,460,751 )
                        

 

a

Net of foreign withholding tax of $3,232, $227,005 and $163,794, respectively.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

iSHARES®, INC.

 

     iShares MSCI
Austria
Index Fund
    iShares MSCI
Belgium
Index Fund
 
      Six months ended
February 29, 2008
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
August 31, 2007
    Six months ended
February 29, 2008
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
August 31, 2007
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

        

OPERATIONS:

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (291,757 )   $ 6,906,656     $ (200,261 )   $ 7,500,507  

Net realized gain

     18,342,806       89,929,345       2,887,874       4,698,517  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (44,620,668 )     (27,238,773 )     (34,539,214 )     13,471,138  
                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (26,569,619 )     69,597,228       (31,851,601 )     25,670,162  
                                

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

        

From net investment income

     (7,323,699 )     (8,705,133 )     (9,168,782 )     (4,042,358 )
                                

Total distributions to shareholders

     (7,323,699 )     (8,705,133 )     (9,168,782 )     (4,042,358 )
                                

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     85,287,263       345,391,061       52,925,830       145,006,107  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (226,145,324 )     (324,406,725 )     (21,261,004 )     (15,634,722 )
                                

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

     (140,858,061 )     20,984,336       31,664,826       129,371,385  
                                

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     (174,751,379 )     81,876,431       (9,355,557 )     150,999,189  

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of period

     473,513,820       391,637,389       303,483,399       152,484,210  
                                

End of period

   $ 298,762,441     $ 473,513,820     $ 294,127,842     $ 303,483,399  
                                

Undistributed net investment income

        

(accumulated net investment loss) included in

net assets at end of period

   $ (946,667 )   $ 6,668,789     $ (2,618,493 )   $ 6,750,550  
                                

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

        

Shares sold

     2,300,000       8,800,000       2,000,000       5,640,000  

Shares redeemed

     (6,100,000 )     (8,700,000 )     (840,000 )     (600,000 )
                                

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (3,800,000 )     100,000       1,160,000       5,040,000  
                                

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

iSHARES®, INC.

 

     iShares MSCI
EMU
Index Fund
    iShares MSCI
France
Index Fund
 
      Six months ended
February 29, 2008
(Unaudited)
   

Year ended

August 31, 2007

    Six months ended
February 29, 2008
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
August 31, 2007
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

        

OPERATIONS:

        

Net investment income

   $ 8,588,145     $ 64,897,028     $ 225,918     $ 5,363,789  

Net realized gain

     107,614,758       78,401,296       21,114,075       16,902,131  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (193,829,292 )     372,001,498       (60,616,992 )     131,397  
                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (77,626,389 )     515,299,822       (39,276,999 )     22,397,317  
                                

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

        

From net investment income

     (70,470,544 )     (39,632,439 )     (5,537,010 )     (2,600,180 )
                                

Total distributions to shareholders

     (70,470,544 )     (39,632,439 )     (5,537,010 )     (2,600,180 )
                                

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     278,111,668       890,425,624       373,304,894       308,549,207  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (323,021,513 )     (189,448,664 )     (138,020,470 )     (94,536,345 )
                                

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

     (44,909,845 )     700,976,960       235,284,424       214,012,862  
                                

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     (193,006,778 )     1,176,644,343       190,470,415       233,809,999  

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of period

     2,971,565,330       1,794,920,987       445,695,760       211,885,761  
                                

End of period

   $ 2,778,558,552     $ 2,971,565,330     $ 636,166,175     $ 445,695,760  
                                

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income included in net assets at end of period

   $ 284,282     $ 62,166,681     $ (262,473 )   $ 5,048,619  
                                

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

        

Shares sold

     2,600,000       8,300,000       10,200,000       8,200,000  

Shares redeemed

     (2,700,000 )     (1,750,000 )     (3,800,000 )     (2,800,000 )
                                

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (100,000 )     6,550,000       6,400,000       5,400,000  
                                

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

iSHARES®, INC.

 

     iShares MSCI
Germany
Index Fund
    iShares MSCI
Italy
Index Fund
 
      Six months ended
February 29, 2008
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
August 31, 2007
    Six months ended
February 29, 2008
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
August 31, 2007
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

        

OPERATIONS:

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (485,779 )   $ 28,068,699     $ 802,409     $ 8,244,893  

Net realized gain (loss)

     84,355,622       152,044,593       (3,317,435 )     45,811,884  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (130,853,220 )     148,406,473       (4,376,512 )     (31,574,902 )
                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (46,983,377 )     328,519,765       (6,891,538 )     22,481,875  
                                

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

        

From net investment income

     (28,435,651 )     (17,227,480 )     (8,261,678 )     (4,310,712 )
                                

Total distributions to shareholders

     (28,435,651 )     (17,227,480 )     (8,261,678 )     (4,310,712 )
                                

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     655,473,975       972,720,932       287,892,085       255,824,310  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (255,847,128 )     (445,562,698 )     (34,481,729 )     (247,823,971 )
                                

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

     399,626,847       527,158,234       253,410,356       8,000,339  
                                

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

     324,207,819       838,450,519       238,257,140       26,171,502  

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of period

     1,641,245,113       802,794,594       172,495,216       146,323,714  
                                

End of period

   $ 1,965,452,932     $ 1,641,245,113     $ 410,752,356     $ 172,495,216  
                                

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income (accumulated net investment loss) included in net assets at end of period

   $ (1,000,730 )   $ 27,920,700     $ (149,325 )   $ 7,309,944  
                                

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

        

Shares sold

     19,500,000       31,800,000       9,600,000       7,500,000  

Shares redeemed

     (7,500,000 )     (14,700,000 )     (1,050,000 )     (7,200,000 )
                                

Net increase in shares outstanding

     12,000,000       17,100,000       8,550,000       300,000  
                                

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

iSHARES®, INC.

 

     iShares MSCI
Netherlands
Index Fund
    iShares MSCI
Spain
Index Fund
 
      Six months ended
February 29, 2008
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
August 31, 2007
    Six months ended
February 29, 2008
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
August 31, 2007
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

        

OPERATIONS:

        

Net investment income

   $ 1,884,533     $ 7,751,323     $ 6,988,864     $ 12,640,003  

Net realized gain

     11,514,745       25,566,651       52,503,642       113,046,969  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (24,384,443 )     4,801,697       (79,350,942 )     (7,855,721 )
                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (10,985,165 )     38,119,671       (19,858,436 )     117,831,251  
                                

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

        

From net investment income

     (8,855,735 )     (3,524,849 )     (13,812,797 )     (4,483,132 )
                                

Total distributions to shareholders

     (8,855,735 )     (3,524,849 )     (13,812,797 )     (4,483,132 )
                                

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     99,793,843       202,315,940       651,530,500       743,582,607  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (68,199,621 )     (95,548,185 )     (559,364,429 )     (512,504,767 )
                                

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

     31,594,222       106,767,755       92,166,071       231,077,840  
                                

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

     11,753,322       141,362,577       58,494,838       344,425,959  

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of period

     251,353,862       109,991,285       522,556,016       178,130,057  
                                

End of period

   $ 263,107,184     $ 251,353,862     $ 581,050,854     $ 522,556,016  
                                

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

   $ 1,209,359     $ 8,180,561     $ 3,724,279     $ 10,548,212  
                                

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

        

Shares sold

     3,250,000       7,350,000       10,275,000       14,100,000  

Shares redeemed

     (2,100,000 )     (3,450,000 )     (9,300,000 )     (9,075,000 )
                                

Net increase in shares outstanding

     1,150,000       3,900,000       975,000       5,025,000  
                                

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

iSHARES®, INC.

 

     iShares MSCI
Sweden
Index Fund
    iShares MSCI
Switzerland
Index Fund
 
      Six months ended
February 29, 2008
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
August 31, 2007
    Six months ended
February 29, 2008
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
August 31, 2007
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

        

OPERATIONS:

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (1,079,764 )   $ 13,800,011     $ 755,448     $ 3,903,136  

Net realized gain

     20,825,558       35,325,675       14,554,956       8,791,737  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (77,009,009 )     28,147,722       (10,361,623 )     19,142,733  
                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (57,263,215 )     77,273,408       4,948,781       31,837,606  
                                

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

        

From net investment income

     (13,788,192 )     (3,600,238 )     (3,929,999 )     (1,891,314 )
                                

Total distributions to shareholders

     (13,788,192 )     (3,600,238 )     (3,929,999 )     (1,891,314 )
                                

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     63,221,151       453,975,174       204,107,662       119,606,280  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (303,445,184 )     (106,048,705 )     (37,597,902 )     (18,873,671 )
                                

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

     (240,224,033 )     347,926,469       166,509,760       100,732,609  
                                

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     (311,275,440 )     421,599,639       167,528,542       130,678,901  

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of period

     573,026,200       151,426,561       318,998,056       188,319,155  
                                

End of period

   $ 261,750,760     $ 573,026,200     $ 486,526,598     $ 318,998,056  
                                

Undistributed net investment income (accumulated net investment loss) included in net assets at end of period

   $ (1,079,764 )   $ 13,788,192     $ 755,448     $ 3,929,999  
                                

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

        

Shares sold

     1,950,000       13,725,000       8,125,000       4,750,000  

Shares redeemed

     (9,600,000 )     (3,000,000 )     (1,500,000 )     (750,000 )
                                

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (7,650,000 )     10,725,000       6,625,000       4,000,000  
                                

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES®, INC.

 

     iShares MSCI
United Kingdom
Index Fund
 
      Six months ended
February 29, 2008
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
August 31, 2007
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

    

OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment income

   $ 12,610,661     $ 37,583,387  

Net realized gain

     32,003,635       40,620,180  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (142,075,047 )     76,385,578  
                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (97,460,751 )     154,589,145  
                

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

    

From net investment income

     (40,172,261 )     (34,304,512 )
                

Total distributions to shareholders

     (40,172,261 )     (34,304,512 )
                

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

    

Proceeds from shares sold

     277,276,840       229,005,308  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (117,384,250 )     (93,960,543 )
                

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

     159,892,590       135,044,765  
                

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

     22,259,578       255,329,398  

NET ASSETS

    

Beginning of period

     1,127,738,338       872,408,940  
                

End of period

   $ 1,149,997,916     $ 1,127,738,338  
                

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

   $ 4,845,902     $ 32,407,502  
                

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

    

Shares sold

     11,600,000       9,800,000  

Shares redeemed

     (5,000,000 )     (4,000,000 )
                

Net increase in shares outstanding

     6,600,000       5,800,000  
                

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

iSHARES®, INC.

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares MSCI Austria Index Fund  
     

Six months

ended
Feb. 29, 2008
(Unaudited)

    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2007
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2006
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2005
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2004
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2003
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 37.28     $ 31.08     $ 26.62     $ 17.04     $ 10.61     $ 8.19  
                                                

Income from investment operations:

            

Net investment income (loss)a

     (0.03 )     0.51       0.44       0.29       0.21       0.09  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b

     (2.97 )     6.42       4.31       9.38       6.39       2.43  
                                                

Total from investment operations

     (3.00 )     6.93       4.75       9.67       6.60       2.52  
                                                

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.71 )     (0.73 )     (0.29 )     (0.09 )     (0.17 )     (0.10 )
                                                

Total distributions

     (0.71 )     (0.73 )     (0.29 )     (0.09 )     (0.17 )     (0.10 )
                                                

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 33.57     $ 37.28     $ 31.08     $ 26.62     $ 17.04     $ 10.61  
                                                

Total return

     (8.15 )%c     22.35 %     18.00 %     56.82 %     62.70 %     31.15 %
                                                

Ratios/Supplemental data:

            

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 298,762     $ 473,514     $ 391,637     $ 196,952     $ 57,920     $ 22,288  

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd

     0.51 %     0.51 %     0.54 %     0.57 %     0.77 %     0.84 %

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

     (0.16 )%     1.36 %     1.48 %     1.26 %     1.37 %     0.98 %

Portfolio turnover ratee

     13 %     21 %     32 %     21 %     11 %     26 %

 

a

Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.

b

The amounts reported may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities due to the timing of capital share transactions.

c

Not annualized.

d

Annualized for periods of less than one year.

e

Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES®, INC.

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares MSCI Belgium Index Fund  
     

Six months

ended
Feb. 29, 2008
(Unaudited)

    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2007
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2006
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2005
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2004
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2003
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 25.89     $ 22.83     $ 18.94     $ 14.77     $ 11.16     $ 10.43  
                                                

Income from investment operations:

            

Net investment income (loss)a

     (0.02 )     0.76       0.75       0.71       0.37       0.41  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b

     (2.31 )     2.74       3.95       3.75       4.25       0.43  
                                                

Total from investment operations

     (2.33 )     3.50       4.70       4.46       4.62       0.84  
                                                

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.72 )     (0.44 )     (0.81 )     (0.29 )     (1.01 )     (0.11 )
                                                

Total distributions

     (0.72 )     (0.44 )     (0.81 )     (0.29 )     (1.01 )     (0.11 )
                                                

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 22.84     $ 25.89     $ 22.83     $ 18.94     $ 14.77     $ 11.16  
                                                

Total return

     (9.10 )%c     15.36 %     25.66 %     30.22 %     42.88 %     8.25 %
                                                

Ratios/Supplemental data:

            

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 294,128     $ 303,483     $ 152,484     $ 46,960     $ 24,813     $ 21,871  

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd

     0.51 %     0.51 %     0.54 %     0.57 %     0.78 %     0.84 %

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

     (0.13 )%     2.90 %     3.60 %     3.89 %     2.79 %     4.10 %

Portfolio turnover ratee

     18 %     12 %     10 %     10 %     21 %     8 %

 

a

Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.

b

The amounts reported may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities due to the timing of capital share transactions.

c

Not annualized.

d

Annualized for periods of less than one year.

e

Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES®, INC.

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares MSCI EMU Index Fund  
    

Six months

ended

Feb. 29, 2008
(Unaudited)

    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2007
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2006
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2005
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2004
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2003
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 114.29     $ 92.28     $ 74.97     $ 59.38     $ 50.12     $ 46.02  
                                               

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment incomea

    0.34       2.80       2.73       1.76       1.36       0.93  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b

    (4.39 )     21.06       15.90       15.13       8.69       3.62  
                                               

Total from investment operations

    (4.05 )     23.86       18.63       16.89       10.05       4.55  
                                               

Less distributions from:

           

Net investment income

    (2.96 )     (1.85 )     (1.32 )     (1.30 )     (0.79 )     (0.45 )
                                               

Total distributions

    (2.96 )     (1.85 )     (1.32 )     (1.30 )     (0.79 )     (0.45 )
                                               

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 107.28     $ 114.29     $ 92.28     $ 74.97     $ 59.38     $ 50.12  
                                               

Total return

    (3.74 )%c     26.10 %     25.18 %     28.54 %     20.07 %     10.05 %
                                               

Ratios/Supplemental data:

           

Net assets, end of period (000s)

  $ 2,778,559     $ 2,971,565     $ 1,794,921     $ 547,284     $ 326,606     $ 165,388  

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd

    0.51 %     0.51 %     0.54 %     0.58 %     0.79 %     0.84 %

Ratio of expenses to average net
assets exclusive of foreign taxes
d

    n/a       n/a       n/a       0.57 %     0.79 %     n/a  

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd

    0.59 %     2.60 %     3.23 %     2.50 %     2.29 %     2.08 %

Portfolio turnover ratee

    17 %     5 %     8 %     8 %     11 %     7 %

 

a

Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.

b

The amounts reported may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities due to the timing of capital share transactions.

c

Not annualized.

d

Annualized for periods of less than one year.

e

Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES®, INC.

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares MSCI France Index Fund  
     

Six months

ended

Feb. 29, 2008
(Unaudited)

    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2007
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2006
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2005
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2004
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2003
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 36.53     $ 31.16     $ 25.41     $ 20.40     $ 16.90     $ 15.52  
                                                

Income from investment operations:

            

Net investment incomea

     0.02       0.77       0.55       0.47       0.24       0.23  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b

     (2.00 )     5.06       5.52       4.84       3.54       1.33  
                                                

Total from investment operations

     (1.98 )     5.83       6.07       5.31       3.78       1.56  
                                                

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.35 )     (0.46 )     (0.32 )     (0.30 )     (0.28 )     (0.18 )
                                                

Total distributions

     (0.35 )     (0.46 )     (0.32 )     (0.30 )     (0.28 )     (0.18 )
                                                

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 34.20     $ 36.53     $ 31.16     $ 25.41     $ 20.40     $ 16.90  
                                                

Total return

     (5.50 )%c     18.83 %     24.13 %     26.13 %     22.44 %     10.22 %
                                                

Ratios/Supplemental data:

            

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 636,166     $ 445,696     $ 211,886     $ 81,326     $ 61,201     $ 54,075  

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd

     0.51 %     0.51 %     0.54 %     0.57 %     0.79 %     0.84 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd

     0.09 %     2.17 %     1.95 %     1.98 %     1.23 %     1.56 %

Portfolio turnover ratee

     4 %     6 %     10 %     7 %     9 %     9 %

 

a

Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.

b

The amounts reported may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities due to the timing of capital share transactions.

c

Not annualized.

d

Annualized for periods of less than one year.

e

Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES®, INC.

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares MSCI Germany Index Fund  
     

Six months

ended

Feb. 29, 2008
(Unaudited)

    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2007
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2006
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2005
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2004
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2003
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 32.18     $ 23.68     $ 19.08     $ 14.96     $ 12.57     $ 12.07  
                                                

Income from investment operations:

            

Net investment income (loss)a

     (0.01 )     0.68       0.57       0.28       0.19       0.21  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b

     (0.45 )     8.33       4.15       4.03       2.40       0.41  
                                                

Total from investment operations

     (0.46 )     9.01       4.72       4.31       2.59       0.62  
                                                

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.52 )     (0.51 )     (0.12 )     (0.19 )     (0.20 )     (0.12 )
                                                

Total distributions

     (0.52 )     (0.51 )     (0.12 )     (0.19 )     (0.20 )     (0.12 )
                                                

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 31.20     $ 32.18     $ 23.68     $ 19.08     $ 14.96     $ 12.57  
                                                

Total return

     (1.61 )%c     38.47 %     24.82 %     28.89 %     20.55 %     5.39 %
                                                

Ratios/Supplemental data:

            

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 1,965,453     $ 1,641,245     $ 802,795     $ 314,793     $ 98,764     $ 101,800  

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd

     0.51 %     0.51 %     0.54 %     0.57 %     0.80 %     0.84 %

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

     (0.05 )%     2.32 %     2.62 %     1.54 %     1.27 %     1.98 %

Portfolio turnover ratee

     4 %     4 %     12 %     9 %     9 %     11 %

 

a

Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.

b

The amounts reported may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities due to the timing of capital share transactions.

c

Not annualized.

d

Annualized for periods of less than one year.

e

Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES®, INC.

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares MSCI Italy Index Fund  
    

Six months

ended

Feb. 29, 2008
(Unaudited)

    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2007
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2006
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2005
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2004
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2003
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 33.82     $ 30.48     $ 25.77     $ 20.21     $ 16.67     $ 15.15  
                                               

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment incomea

    0.14       1.35       1.07       0.78       0.56       0.43  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b

    (2.38 )     2.66       4.15       5.42       3.59       1.47  
                                               

Total from investment operations

    (2.24 )     4.01       5.22       6.20       4.15       1.90  
                                               

Less distributions from:

           

Net investment income

    (1.49 )     (0.67 )     (0.51 )     (0.64 )     (0.61 )     (0.38 )
                                               

Total distributions

    (1.49 )     (0.67 )     (0.51 )     (0.64 )     (0.61 )     (0.38 )
                                               

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 30.09     $ 33.82     $ 30.48     $ 25.77     $ 20.21     $ 16.67  
                                               

Total return

    (6.92 )%c     13.20 %     20.61 %     30.74 %     25.09 %     12.79 %
                                               

Ratios/Supplemental data:

           

Net assets, end of period (000s)

  $ 410,752     $ 172,495     $ 146,324     $ 42,526     $ 27,279     $ 29,997  

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd

    0.51 %     0.52 %     0.54 %     0.57 %     0.83 %     0.84 %

Ratio of expenses to average net
assets exclusive of foreign taxes
d

    n/a       n/a       n/a       n/a       0.79 %     n/a  

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd

    0.83 %     4.02 %     3.87 %     3.18 %     2.85 %     2.84 %

Portfolio turnover ratee

    10 %     16 %     15 %     18 %     9 %     22 %

 

a

Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.

b

The amounts reported may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities due to the timing of capital share transactions.

c

Not annualized.

d

Annualized for periods of less than one year.

e

Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES®, INC.

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares MSCI Netherlands Index Fund  
     

Six months

ended

Feb. 29, 2008
(Unaudited)

    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2007
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2006
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2005
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2004
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2003
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 29.75     $ 24.17     $ 19.10     $ 15.70     $ 14.31     $ 14.69  
                                                

Income from investment operations:

            

Net investment incomea

     0.22       0.98       0.60       0.57       0.39       0.30  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b

     (1.53 )     5.05       4.95       3.09       1.37       (0.43 )
                                                

Total from investment operations

     (1.31 )     6.03       5.55       3.66       1.76       (0.13 )
                                                

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (1.03 )     (0.45 )     (0.48 )     (0.26 )     (0.37 )     (0.25 )
                                                

Total distributions

     (1.03 )     (0.45 )     (0.48 )     (0.26 )     (0.37 )     (0.25 )
                                                

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 27.41     $ 29.75     $ 24.17     $ 19.10     $ 15.70     $ 14.31  
                                                

Total return

     (4.61 )%c     25.22 %     29.53 %     23.40 %     12.28 %     (0.78 )%
                                                

Ratios/Supplemental data:

            

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 263,107     $ 251,354     $ 109,991     $ 63,974     $ 28,265     $ 18,599  

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd

     0.51 %     0.51 %     0.54 %     0.57 %     0.78 %     0.84 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd

     1.46 %     3.50 %     2.78 %     3.13 %     2.45 %     2.37 %

Portfolio turnover ratee

     19 %     8 %     17 %     6 %     9 %     18 %

 

a

Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.

b

The amounts reported may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities due to the timing of capital share transactions.

c

Not annualized.

d

Annualized for periods of less than one year.

e

Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES®, INC.

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares MSCI Spain Index Fund  
     

Six months

ended
Feb. 29, 2008
(Unaudited)

    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2007
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2006
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2005
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2004
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2003
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 58.06     $ 44.81     $ 35.70     $ 27.55     $ 22.39     $ 17.95  
                                                

Income from investment operations:

            

Net investment incomea

     0.69       1.30       1.07       0.79       0.44       0.24  

Net realized and unrealized gainb

     0.66       12.33       8.78       7.97       4.99       4.36  
                                                

Total from investment operations

     1.35       13.63       9.85       8.76       5.43       4.60  
                                                

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (1.16 )     (0.38 )     (0.74 )     (0.61 )     (0.27 )     (0.16 )
                                                

Total distributions

     (1.16 )     (0.38 )     (0.74 )     (0.61 )     (0.27 )     (0.16 )
                                                

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 58.25     $ 58.06     $ 44.81     $ 35.70     $ 27.55     $ 22.39  
                                                

Total return

     2.20 %c     30.47 %     28.09 %     31.85 %     24.28 %     25.81 %
                                                

Ratios/Supplemental data:

            

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 581,051     $ 522,556     $ 178,130     $ 66,945     $ 45,456     $ 50,372  

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd

     0.51 %     0.51 %     0.54 %     0.57 %     0.80 %     0.84 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd

     2.24 %     2.36 %     2.67 %     2.33 %     1.64 %     1.22 %

Portfolio turnover ratee

     17 %     12 %     6 %     8 %     6 %     17 %

 

a

Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.

b

The amounts reported may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities due to the timing of capital share transactions.

c

Not annualized.

d

Annualized for periods of less than one year.

e

Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES®, INC.

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares MSCI Sweden Index Fund  
    

Six months

ended
Feb. 29, 2008
(Unaudited)

    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2007
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2006
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2005
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2004
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2003
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 34.57     $ 25.88     $ 21.58     $ 16.82     $ 12.59     $ 9.88  
                                               

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)a

    (0.08 )     1.15       0.76       0.46       0.28       0.25  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b

    (4.05 )     7.88       3.96       4.45       4.20       2.58  
                                               

Total from investment operations

    (4.13 )     9.03       4.72       4.91       4.48       2.83  
                                               

Less distributions from:

           

Net investment income

    (1.11 )     (0.34 )     (0.42 )     (0.15 )     (0.25 )     (0.12 )
                                               

Total distributions

    (1.11 )     (0.34 )     (0.42 )     (0.15 )     (0.25 )     (0.12 )
                                               

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 29.33     $ 34.57     $ 25.88     $ 21.58     $ 16.82     $ 12.59  
                                               

Total return

    (12.00 )%c     35.01 %     22.16 %     29.21 %     35.81 %     29.04 %
                                               

Ratios/Supplemental data:

           

Net assets, end of period (000s)

  $ 261,751     $ 573,026     $ 151,427     $ 61,513     $ 27,758     $ 16,992  

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd

    0.51 %     0.51 %     0.54 %     0.58 %     0.92 %     0.84 %

Ratio of expenses to average net
assets exclusive of foreign taxes
d

    n/a       n/a       n/a       0.57 %     0.79 %     n/a  

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

    (0.49 )%     3.42 %     3.13 %     2.28 %     1.74 %     2.44 %

Portfolio turnover ratee

    6 %     7 %     14 %     6 %     9 %     12 %

 

a

Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.

b

The amounts reported may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities due to the timing of capital share transactions.

c

Not annualized.

d

Annualized for periods of less than one year.

e

Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares MSCI Switzerland Index Fund  
     

Six months

ended
Feb. 29, 2008
(Unaudited)

    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2007
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2006
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2005
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2004
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2003
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 25.78     $ 22.49     $ 17.63     $ 14.58     $ 12.23     $ 11.59  
                                                

Income from investment operations:

            

Net investment incomea

     0.05       0.36       0.27       0.22       0.09       0.05  

Net realized and unrealized gainb

     0.06       3.12       4.71       2.92       2.31       0.62  
                                                

Total from investment operations

     0.11       3.48       4.98       3.14       2.40       0.67  
                                                

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.28 )     (0.19 )     (0.12 )     (0.09 )     (0.05 )     (0.03 )
                                                

Total distributions

     (0.28 )     (0.19 )     (0.12 )     (0.09 )     (0.05 )     (0.03 )
                                                

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 25.61     $ 25.78     $ 22.49     $ 17.63     $ 14.58     $ 12.23  
                                                

Total return

     0.42 %c     15.53 %     28.36 %     21.54 %     19.56 %     5.89 %
                                                

Ratios/Supplemental data:

            

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 486,527     $ 318,998     $ 188,319     $ 79,324     $ 41,920     $ 33,643  

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd

     0.51 %     0.51 %     0.54 %     0.57 %     0.79 %     0.84 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd

     0.41 %     1.42 %     1.34 %     1.34 %     0.64 %     0.43 %

Portfolio turnover ratee

     4 %     5 %     11 %     5 %     4 %     10 %

 

a

Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.

b

The amounts reported may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities due to the timing of capital share transactions.

c

Not annualized.

d

Annualized for periods of less than one year.

e

Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares MSCI United Kingdom Index Fund  
     

Six months

ended

Feb. 29, 2008
(Unaudited)

    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2007
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2006
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2005
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2004
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2003
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 24.73     $ 21.92     $ 18.74     $ 15.72     $ 13.00     $ 12.77  
                                                

Income from investment operations:

            

Net investment incomea

     0.26       0.84       0.97       0.60       0.48       0.39  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b

     (2.12 )     2.78       2.79       2.76       2.72       0.12  
                                                

Total from investment operations

     (1.86 )     3.62       3.76       3.36       3.20       0.51  
                                                

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.84 )     (0.81 )     (0.58 )     (0.34 )     (0.48 )     (0.28 )
                                                

Total distributions

     (0.84 )     (0.81 )     (0.58 )     (0.34 )     (0.48 )     (0.28 )
                                                

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 22.03     $ 24.73     $ 21.92     $ 18.74     $ 15.72     $ 13.00  
                                                

Total return

     (7.79 )%c     16.77 %     20.61 %     21.53 %     24.77 %     4.20 %
                                                

Ratios/Supplemental data:

            

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 1,149,998     $ 1,127,738     $ 872,409     $ 464,850     $ 452,870     $ 150,809  

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd

     0.51 %     0.51 %     0.54 %     0.57 %     0.77 %     0.84 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd

     2.19 %     3.51 %     4.81 %     3.39 %     3.11 %     3.23 %

Portfolio turnover ratee

     5 %     8 %     10 %     11 %     6 %     6 %

 

a

Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.

b

The amounts reported may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities due to the timing of capital share transactions.

c

Not annualized.

d

Annualized for periods of less than one year.

e

Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES®, INC.

 

iShares, Inc. (the “Company”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on September 1, 1994 pursuant to amended and restated Articles of Incorporation.

These financial statements relate only to the iShares MSCI Austria, iShares MSCI Belgium, iShares MSCI EMU, iShares MSCI France, iShares MSCI Germany, iShares MSCI Italy, iShares MSCI Netherlands, iShares MSCI Spain, iShares MSCI Sweden, iShares MSCI Switzerland and iShares MSCI United Kingdom Index Funds (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 publicly traded equity securities in the aggregate in a particular market, as measured by that market’s equity securities index compiled by MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”). The investment adviser uses a “passive” or index approach to achieve each Fund’s investment objective. Each of the Funds is classified as a non-diversified fund under the 1940 Act. 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.

Each Fund invests in the securities of foreign issuers of a single country or region, which may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with securities of U.S. issuers. Such risks include, but are not limited to: generally less liquid and less efficient securities markets; generally greater price volatility; exchange rate fluctuations and exchange controls; imposition of restrictions on the expatriation of funds or other assets of the Fund; less publicly available information about issuers; the imposition of withholding or other taxes; higher transaction and custody costs; settlement delays and risk of loss attendant in settlement procedures; difficulties in enforcing contractual obligations; less regulation of securities markets; different accounting, disclosure and reporting requirements; more substantial governmental involvement in the economy; higher inflation rates; greater social, economic and political uncertainties; the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets and the risk of war.

Pursuant to the Company’s organizational documents, the Funds’ officers and directors 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 Company 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

 

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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 Directors of the Company (the “Board”).

Investments that may be valued using fair value pricing include, but are not limited to: (i) an unlisted security related to corporate actions; (ii) a restricted security (i.e., one that may not be publicly sold without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended); (iii) a security whose trading has been suspended or which has been de-listed from its primary trading exchange; (iv) a security that is thinly traded; (v) a security in default or bankruptcy proceedings for which there is no current market quotation; (vi) a security affected by currency controls or restrictions; and (vii) a security affected by a significant event (i.e., an event that occurs after the close of the markets on which the security is traded but before the time as of which the Fund’s NAV is computed and that may materially affect the value of the Fund’s investments). Examples of events that may be “significant events” are government actions, natural disasters, armed conflict, acts of terrorism, and significant market fluctuations.

Valuing a Fund’s investments using fair value pricing will result in using prices for those investments that may differ from current market valuations. Accordingly, fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a Fund’s net asset value and the prices used by the Fund’s benchmark index, which, in turn, could result in a difference between the Fund’s performance and the performance of the Fund’s benchmark index.

SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME RECOGNITION

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date, net of any foreign taxes withheld at source, and interest income is accrued daily. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method.

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION

The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, as well as investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates deemed appropriate by the investment adviser. Any use of a rate different from the rates used by MSCI may adversely affect a Fund’s ability to track its underlying index. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars on the respective dates of such transactions.

Each Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of securities. Such fluctuations are reflected by the Funds as a component of realized and unrealized gains and losses from investments for financial reporting purposes.

FOREIGN TAXES

The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, corporate events, capital gains on investments or currency repatriation. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Funds invest. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Funds and are disclosed in their Statements of Operations. Foreign taxes payable as of February 29, 2008, if any, are reflected in the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income, if any, including any net foreign currency gains, are declared and distributed at least annually by each Fund. Distributions of net realized capital gains, if any, generally are declared and distributed 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.

The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.

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 ordinary income and any net capital 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 six months ended February 29, 2008.

The Funds had tax basis net capital loss carryforwards as of August 31, 2007, the tax year-end of the Funds, as follows:

 

iShares MSCI
Index Fund
   Expiring
2008
   Expiring
2009
   Expiring
2010
   Expiring
2011
   Expiring
2012
   Expiring
2013
   Expiring
2014
   Expiring
2015
   Total

Austria

   $ 491,457    $ 336,553    $ 1,291,324    $ 370,948    $ 855,364    $    $    $ 9,795,917    $ 13,141,563

Belgium

          59,876      1,677,678      117,767      175,781      33,969                2,065,071

EMU

                         2,876,857      1,873,963                4,750,820

France

               2,436,748      236,944      2,400,550                158,472      5,232,714

Germany

               8,697,227      5,469,732      8,656,712      2,241,687           4,227,713      29,293,071

Italy

               2,648,775      848,408      541,980      527,327                4,566,490

Netherlands

          60,885      3,222,792      1,497,810      2,481,175      129,137      403,525      260,715      8,056,039

Spain

               163,675      678,910      1,582,094                     2,424,679

Sweden

               713,472      1,577,551      1,149,514           107,613           3,548,150

Switzerland

               2,247,442      1,018,305      2,149,171      354,252                5,769,170

United Kingdom

               856,798      6,448,554      4,272,059      1,517,783      7,063,063           20,158,257

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.

The Funds may own shares in certain foreign investment entities, referred to, under U.S. tax law, as “passive foreign investment companies.” The Funds may elect to mark-to-market annually the shares of each passive foreign investment company and would be required to distribute to shareholders any such marked-to-market gains.

Each Fund reclassifies at the end of its tax year certain amounts to paid-in-capital from accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions and accumulated net investment income (loss), respectively, as a result of permanent book and tax differences primarily attributed to net investment loss, return of capital, passive foreign investment companies, realized foreign currency gains and losses and gains and losses on in-kind redemptions. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share.

 

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As of February 29, 2008, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

iShares MSCI Index Fund    Tax Cost    Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
   Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Austria

   $ 346,712,209    $ 6,926,037    $ (52,833,021 )   $ (45,906,984 )

Belgium

     303,521,467      26,896,718      (37,193,234 )     (10,296,516 )

EMU

     2,488,185,980      438,726,746      (93,738,803 )     344,987,943  

France

     700,703,763      9,285,710      (67,757,089 )     (58,471,379 )

Germany

     1,899,840,109      160,598,595      (91,504,571 )     69,094,024  

Italy

     433,032,123      4,937,943      (21,833,246 )     (16,895,303 )

Netherlands

     278,743,494      9,521,675      (19,802,174 )     (10,280,499 )

Spain

     702,711,463           (62,261,548 )     (62,261,548 )

Sweden

     314,286,408      1,397,214      (49,648,090 )     (48,250,876 )

Switzerland

     440,346,134      65,772,967      (22,171,231 )     43,601,736  

United Kingdom

     1,101,166,072      123,422,950      (79,970,883 )     43,452,067  

The Funds adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109.” FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 provides guidance on the measurement, recognition, classification and disclosures of tax positions, along with accounting for the related interest and penalties. Management has reviewed the tax positions as of February 29, 2008, inclusive of the prior three open tax return years, and has determined that the implementation of FIN 48 did not have a material impact on the Funds’ financial statements.

2. AGREEMENTS AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Company, 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 each of the Funds, 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.

For its investment advisory services to each Fund, BGFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee based on each Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Funds and other iShares Funds in the same advisory fee category, as follows:

 

Investment Advisory Fee    Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets
0.59%    First $7 billion
0.54       Over $7 billion, up to and including $11 billion
0.49       Over $11 billion, up to and including $24 billion
0.44       Over $24 billion

 

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State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”) serves as administrator, custodian and transfer agent for the Company. As compensation for its services, State Street 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 Company. 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 Funds. 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 six months ended February 29, 2008, BGI earned securities lending agent fees as follows:

 

iShares MSCI Index Fund    Securities Lending
Agent Fees

Austria

   $ 37,278

Belgium

     24,778

EMU

     233,455

France

     7,415

Germany

     24,050

 

iShares MSCI Index Fund    Securities Lending
Agent Fees

Italy

   $ 16,621

Netherlands

     16,663

Spain

     384,188

Sweden

     10,113

United Kingdom

     6,763

Cross trades for the six months ended February 29, 2008, if any, were executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which BGFA (or an affiliate) serves as investment adviser. At its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, the Board reviews such transactions as of the most recent calendar quarter for compliance with the requirements and restrictions set forth by Rule 17a-7.

Each Fund may invest in the Institutional Shares of certain money market funds managed by BGFA, the Funds’ investment adviser, including the Government Money Market Fund (“GMMF”), Institutional Money Market Fund (“IMMF”), Prime Money Market Fund (“PMMF”) and Treasury Money Market Fund (“TMMF”) of Barclays Global Investors Funds. The GMMF, IMMF, PMMF and TMMF 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, Prime Money Market Master Portfolio and Treasury Money Market Master Portfolio (collectively, the “Money Market Master Portfolios”), respectively, which are also managed by BGFA. While the GMMF, IMMF, PMMF and TMMF do not directly charge an investment advisory fee, the Money Market Master Portfolios in which they invest do charge an investment advisory fee. Income distributions from the GMMF, IMMF, PMMF and TMMF are declared daily and paid monthly from net investment income. Income distributions earned by the Funds from temporary cash investments are recorded as interest from affiliated issuers in the accompanying Statements of Operations. Income distributions earned by the Funds from the investment of securities lending collateral, if any, are included in securities lending income in the accompanying Statements of Operations.

Each Fund may invest its securities lending cash collateral, if any, in the BGI Cash Premier Fund LLC (“Premier Fund”), an affiliated private money market fund managed by BGFA. Although the Premier Fund is not registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act, it intends to operate as a money market fund in compliance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. See Note 5 for additional information regarding the Premier Fund.

 

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For the six months ended February 29, 2008, the iShares MSCI United Kingdom Index Fund had direct investments (exclusive of short-term investments) in issuers of which BGFA is an affiliate or issuers of which the Fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities as follows:

 

Name of Affiliated Issuer    Number of
Shares Held
Beginning
of Period
(in 000s)
   Gross
Additions
(in 000s)
   Gross
Reductions
(in 000s)
  

Number of

Shares Held
End of Period
(in 000s)

   Value at
End of
Period
   Net
Realized
Loss
 

Barclays PLC

   2,376    736    383    2,729    $ 25,907,796    $ (391,261 )

As of February 29, 2008, certain directors and officers of the Company are also officers of BGI and/or BGFA.

3. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) for the six months ended February 29, 2008, were as follows:

 

iShares MSCI Index Fund    Purchases    Sales

Austria

   $ 48,934,196    $ 55,258,932

Belgium

     53,851,783      60,179,953

EMU

     511,319,730      523,248,958

France

     22,307,861      27,797,424

Germany

     83,167,241      109,879,613

Italy

     20,406,192      27,396,384

Netherlands

     50,217,210      53,504,596

Spain

     100,671,680      108,400,931

Sweden

     24,313,573      39,433,958

Switzerland

     15,344,796      16,294,504

United Kingdom

     57,817,452      75,561,094

In-kind transactions (see Note 4) for the six months ended February 29, 2008, were as follows:

 

iShares MSCI Index Fund   

In-kind

Purchases

   In-kind
Sales

Austria

   $ 83,986,503    $ 223,277,656

Belgium

     50,621,259      20,879,901

EMU

     263,940,209      301,591,764

France

     371,265,391      136,174,300

Germany

     654,089,538      255,109,395

Italy

     286,199,961      33,773,825

Netherlands

     95,763,593      67,322,029

Spain

     649,802,888      555,916,932

Sweden

     62,837,020      302,281,588

Switzerland

     200,656,368      37,395,966

United Kingdom

     275,660,643      116,723,016

 

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iSHARES®, INC.

 

4. CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

The Company issues and redeems capital shares of each Fund only in aggregations of a specified number of shares (each, a “Creation Unit”) at net asset value. 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 deposit of a designated portfolio of equity securities, which constitutes a substantial replication, or a portfolio sampling representation, of the corresponding MSCI Index and an amount of cash. Investors purchasing and redeeming Creation Units pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee directly to State Street, the administrator, to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units.

From time to time, settlement of securities related to in-kind contributions or in-kind redemptions may be delayed. In such cases, securities related to in-kind contributions are reflected as “Due from custodian” and securities related to in-kind redemptions are reflected as “Securities related to in-kind transactions” in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

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 for securities traded on U.S. exchanges and a value of at least 105% for all other securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter, at a value equal to at least 100% of the current market value of the securities on loan. 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 29, 2008, certain Funds had loaned securities which were collateralized by cash. The cash collateral received was invested in the Premier Fund. The Premier Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a portfolio of high-quality, short-term fixed-income instruments, including money market funds (which may be managed by BGFA or its affiliate) and other instruments that, at the time of investment, have remaining maturities of 397 calendar days or less from the date of acquisition.

The market value of the securities on loan as of February 29, 2008 and the value of the related collateral are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Securities lending income, as disclosed in the Funds’ Statements of Operations, represents the income earned from the investment of the cash collateral, net of rebates paid to, or fees paid by, borrowers and less the fees paid to BGI as securities lending agent.

6. RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT

In September 2006, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (“FAS 157”), “Fair Value Measurements.” FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. FAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. Management does not believe that the adoption of this standard will have a material impact on the Funds’ financial statements.

 

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Shareholder Meeting Results (Unaudited)

iSHARES®, INC.

 

A special meeting of shareholders of iShares, Inc. was held on December 7, 2007. At the special meeting, the following matters were voted upon and approved by the shareholders of the iShares MSCI Austria Index Fund and iShares MSCI Netherlands Index Fund. The results of the voting are presented below.

Proposal 1

To approve a change in the investment objective of each Fund — from tracking the existing indices to tracking the new MSCI Investable Market Indices.

 

iShares MSCI Index Fund    Votes
For
   Votes
Withheld
   Votes
Abstaining

Austria

   6,078,149    131,597    144,917

Netherlands

   4,241,941    69,510    116,533

Proposal 2

To approve the reclassification of the investment objective of each Fund from fundamental to non-fundamental.

 

iShares MSCI Index Fund    Votes
For
   Votes
Against
   Votes
Abstaining

Austria

   5,826,847    378,284    149,532

Netherlands

   4,201,608    107,984    118,392

 

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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 S&P North American Natural Resources

    Sector (IGE)

iShares S&P North American Technology -

    Multimedia Networking (IGN)

iShares S&P North American Technology-

    Semiconductors (IGW)

iShares S&P North American Technology-

    Software (IGV)

iShares S&P North American Technology

    Sector (IGM)

 

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. (IYY)

iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology (IBB)

 

iShares Domestic Subsector Index Funds

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Aerospace &

    Defense (ITA)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Broker-Dealers (IAI)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Healthcare

    Providers (IHF)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Home

    Construction (ITB)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Insurance (IAK)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Medical Devices (IHI)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Oil & Gas

    Exploration & Production (IEO)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Oil Equipment &

    Services (IEZ)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Pharmaceuticals (IHE)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Regional Banks (IAT)

iShares FTSE NAREIT Industrial/Office (FIO)

iShares FTSE NAREIT Mortgage REITs (REM)

iShares FTSE NAREIT Real Estate 50 (FTY)

iShares FTSE NAREIT Residential (REZ)

iShares FTSE NAREIT Retail (RTL)

iShares Global Index Funds

iShares S&P Global 100 (IOO)

iShares S&P Global Consumer

    Discretionary Sector (RXI)

iShares S&P Global Consumer Staples

    Sector (KXI)

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 Industrials Sector (EXI)

iShares S&P Global Infrastructure (IGF)

iShares S&P Global Materials Sector (MXI)

iShares S&P Global Technology Sector (IXN)

iShares S&P Global Telecommunications

    Sector (IXP)

iShares S&P Global Utilities Sector (JXI)

 

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 Chile (ECH)

iShares MSCI France (EWQ)

iShares MSCI Germany (EWG)

iShares MSCI Hong Kong (EWH)

iShares MSCI Israel Capped Investable

    Market (EIS)

iShares MSCI Italy (EWI)

iShares MSCI Japan (EWJ)

iShares MSCI Japan Small Cap (SCJ)

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 Thailand Investable

    Market (THD)

iShares MSCI Turkey Investable Market (TUR)

iShares MSCI United Kingdom (EWU)

iShares S&P/TOPIX 150 (ITF)

iShares Bond Funds

iShares Lehman Aggregate (AGG)

iShares Lehman Short Treasury (SHV)

iShares Lehman 1-3 Year Treasury (SHY)

iShares Lehman 3-7 Year Treasury (IEI)

iShares Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury (IEF)

iShares Lehman 10-20 Year Treasury (TLH)

iShares Lehman 20+ Year Treasury (TLT)

iShares Lehman TIPS (TIP)

iShares Lehman Credit (CFT)

iShares Lehman 1-3 Year Credit (CSJ)

iShares Lehman Intermediate Credit (CIU)

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade

    Corporate (LQD)

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate (HYG)

iShares Lehman Government/Credit (GBF)

iShares Lehman Intermediate Government/

    Credit (GVI)

iShares Lehman MBS (MBB)

iShares S&P National Municipal (MUB)

iShares S&P California Municipal (CMF)

iShares S&P New York Municipal (NYF)

iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging

    Markets (EMB)

 

iShares Specialty Index Funds

iShares KLD 400 Social (DSI)

iShares KLD Select SocialSM (KLD)

iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend (DVY)

iShares Dow Jones EPAC Select

    Dividend (IDV)

iShares S&P U.S. Preferred Stock (PFF)

 

iShares International Index Funds

iShares FTSE Developed Small Capex-North

    America (IFSM)

iShares FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global Real

    Estate ex-U.S. (IFGL)

iShares FTSE EPRA/NAREIT North

    America (IFNA)

iShares FTSEEPRA/NAREIT Europe (IFEU)

iShares FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Asia (IFAS)

iShares MSCI ACWI (ACWI)

iShares MSCI ACWI ex US (ACWX)

iShares MSCI BRIC (BKF)

iShares MSCI EAFE (EFA)

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth (EFG)

iShares MSCI EAFE Value (EFV)

iShares MSCI EAFE Small Cap (SCZ)

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets (EEM)

iShares MSCI EMU (EZU)

iShares MSCI Kokusai (TOK)

iShares MSCI Pacific ex-Japan (EPP)

iShares S&P Asia 50 (AIA)

iShares S&P Europe 350 (IEV)

iShares S&P Latin America 40 (ILF)

iShares S&P World ex-U.S. Property (WPS)


 

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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 Lehman Brothers, nor are they sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold or promoted by Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc., Dow Jones & Company, Inc., European Public Real Estate Association (“EPRA®”), FTSE International Limited (“FTSE”), FTSE/Xinhua Index Limited (“FXI”), iBoxx®, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., KLD Research & Analytics, Inc., MSCI Inc., Morningstar Inc., The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc., National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”), 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. FXI does not make any warranty regarding the FTSE/Xinhua Index. All rights in the FTSE/Xinhua Index vest in FXI. Neither FTSE nor NAREIT makes any warranty regarding the FTSENAREIT Real Estate 50 Index, FTSENAREIT Residential Index, FTSENAREIT Retail Index, FTSENAREIT Mortgage REITs Index or FTSENAREIT Industrial/Office Index; all rights vest in NAREIT. Neither FTSEn or NAREIT makes any warranty regarding the FTSEEPRA/NAREIT Global Real Estate ex-US/North America/Europe/Asia Index; all rights vest in FTSE, NAREIT, and EPRA. All rights in the FTSE Developed Small Cap ex-North America Index vest in FTSE. “FTSE” is a trade- and servicemark of London Stock Exchange and The Financial Times Limited; “Xinhua” is a trade- and servicemark of Xinhua Financial Network Limited. “NAREIT®” is a trademark of NAREIT; “EPRA®” is a trademark of EPRA.

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 2008 Semi-Annual Report.

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Fund Performance Overviews

   1

Shareholder Expenses

   15

Schedules of Investments

   17

iShares MSCI Australia Index Fund

   17

iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund

   20

iShares MSCI BRIC Index Fund

   23

iShares MSCI Canada Index Fund

   27

iShares MSCI Chile Index Fund

   30

iShares MSCI Hong Kong Index Fund

   32

iShares MSCI Japan Small Cap Index Fund

   34

iShares MSCI Malaysia Index Fund

   43

iShares MSCI Mexico Index Fund

   45

iShares MSCI Pacific ex-Japan Index Fund

   47

iShares MSCI Singapore Index Fund

   51

iShares MSCI South Africa Index Fund

   53

iShares MSCI South Korea Index Fund

   55

iShares MSCI Taiwan Index Fund

   59

Financial Statements

   63

Financial Highlights

   78

Notes to Financial Statements

   92

iShares Family of Funds

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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® MSCI AUSTRALIA INDEX FUND

Performance as of February 29, 2008

 

The iShares MSCI Australia Index Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the aggregate in the Australian market, as measured by the MSCI Australia IndexSM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month period ended February 29, 2008, the Fund returned 3.36%, while the Index returned 2.88%.

 

Average Annual Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Five Years Ended 2/29/08   Ten Years Ended 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
16.48%   15.15%   15.76%   29.34%   28.96%   28.73%   14.08%   13.97%   14.06%
Cumulative Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Five Years Ended 2/29/08   Ten Years Ended 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
16.48%   15.15%   15.76%   261.93%   256.63%   253.53%   273.19%   269.69%   272.52%

“Average Annual Total Returns” represent the average annual change in value of an investment over the period(s) indicated. “Cumulative Total Returns” represent the total change in value of an investment over the period(s) 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. 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 table(s) 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.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION
As of 2/29/08
 
Sector   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Financial

  40.41 %

Basic Materials

  26.49  

Consumer Non-Cyclical

  11.64  

Industrial

  8.70  

Energy

  4.89  

Consumer Cyclical

  3.24  

Communications

  2.57  

Utilities

  0.54  

Technology

  0.44  

Short-Term and Other Net Assets

  1.08  
     

TOTAL

  100.00 %
     

 

TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS
As of 2/29/08
 
Security   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

BHP Billiton Ltd.

  14.48 %

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

  6.06  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

  5.11  

Westpac Banking Corp.

  4.74  

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

  4.48  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

  4.29  

Woolworths Ltd.

  3.84  

Westfield Group

  3.34  

Woodside Petroleum Ltd.

  3.00  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

  2.24  
     

TOTAL

  51.58 %
     

 

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iSHARES® MSCI BRAZIL INDEX FUND

Performance as of February 29, 2008

 

The iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the aggregate in the Brazilian market, as measured by the MSCI Brazil IndexSM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month period ended February 29, 2008, the Fund returned 37.80%, while the Index returned 39.70%.

 

Average Annual Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Five Years Ended 2/29/08   Inception to 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
85.35%   88.53%   87.98%   65.15%   65.59%   67.37%   23.25%   23.52%   25.80%
Cumulative Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Five Years Ended 2/29/08   Inception to 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
85.35%   88.53%   87.98%   1,128.45%   1,144.84%   1,213.53%   394.04%   402.25%   477.66%

Total returns for the period since inception are calculated from the inception date of the Fund (7/10/00). “Average Annual Total Returns” represent the average annual change in value of an investment over the period(s) indicated. “Cumulative Total Returns” represent the total change in value of an investment over the period(s) indicated.

Certain sectors and markets performed exceptionally well based on market conditions during the six-month and one-year periods. Achieving such exceptional returns involves the risk of volatility and investors should not expect that such exceptional returns will be repeated.

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 (7/14/00), the NAV of the Fund is used as a proxy for 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 table(s) 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.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 2/29/08

 
Sector   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Basic Materials

  32.51 %

Energy

  26.49  

Financial

  17.07  

Consumer Non-Cyclical

  6.40  

Communications

  5.97  

Utilities

  5.90  

Industrial

  2.35  

Consumer Cyclical

  2.10  

Diversified

  0.91  

Short-Term and Other Net Assets

  0.30  

TOTAL

  100.00 %
     

TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS

As of 2/29/08

 
Security   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Petroleo Brasileiro SA Preferred

  13.91 %

Petroleo Brasileiro SA

  12.58  

Companhia Vale do Rio Doce Class A Preferred

  11.35  

Companhia Vale do Rio Doce ADR

  9.25  

Banco Bradesco SA Preferred

  4.67  

Banco Itau Holding Financeira SA Preferred

  4.40  

Unibanco - Uniao de Bancos Brasileiros SA Units

  3.47  

Companhia de Bebidas das Americas Preferred

  2.96  

Companhia Siderurgica Nacional

  2.81  

Gerdau SA Preferred

  2.03  
     

TOTAL

  67.43 %
     

 

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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® MSCI BRIC INDEX FUND

Performance as of February 29, 2008

 

The iShares MSCI BRIC Index Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI BRIC IndexSM (the “Index”). The Index is designed to measure the combined equity market performance in Brazil, Russia, India and China (“BRIC”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the period from November 12, 2007 (inception date of the Fund) through February 29, 2008, the Fund declined 5.10%, while the Index declined 4.69%.

 

Cumulative Total Returns
Inception to 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX
(5.10)%   (4.62)%   (4.69)%

“Cumulative Total Returns” represent the total change in value of an investment over the period indicated and are calculated from an inception date of 11/12/07.

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 (11/16/07), the NAV of the Fund is used as a proxy for 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 table 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.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 2/29/08

 
Sector   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Energy

  30.70 %

Financial

  22.19  

Basic Materials

  14.59  

Communications

  12.75  

Technology

  4.41  

Consumer Non-Cyclical

  4.26  

Industrial

  4.23  

Utilities

  3.03  

Diversified

  2.21  

Consumer Cyclical

  1.45  

Short-Term and Other Net Assets

  0.18  
     

TOTAL

  100.00 %
     

TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS

As of 2/29/08

 
Security   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

OAO Gazprom SP ADR Reg S (Russia)

  7.49 %

China Mobile Ltd. (China)

  5.75  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA Preferred (Brazil)

  4.67  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Brazil)

  3.88  

Reliance Industries Ltd. GDR (India)

  3.60  

Companhia Vale do Rio Doce Class A
Preferred (Brazil)

  3.52  

Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (Brazil)

  2.98  

LUKOIL SP ADR (Russia)

  2.18  

ICICI Bank Ltd. SP ADR (India)

  2.16  

Infosys Technologies Ltd. SP ADR (India)

  2.05  
     

TOTAL

  38.28 %
     

 

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iSHARES® MSCI CANADA INDEX FUND

Performance as of February 29, 2008

 

The iShares MSCI Canada Index Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the aggregate in the Canadian market, as measured by the MSCI Canada Index SM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month period ended February 29, 2008, the Fund returned 8.81%, while the Index returned 8.91%.

 

Average Annual Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Five Years Ended 2/29/08   Ten Years Ended 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
27.96%   27.93%   28.24%   27.77%   27.83%   28.16%   13.54%   13.49%   13.96%

 

Cumulative Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Five Years Ended 2/29/08   Ten Years Ended 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
27.96%   27.93%   28.24%   240.47%   241.35%   245.69%   256.18%   254.60%   269.50%

“Average Annual Total Returns” represent the average annual change in value of an investment over the period(s) indicated. “Cumulative Total Returns” represent the total change in value of an investment over the period(s) 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. 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 table(s) 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.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION
As of 2/29/08
 
Sector   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Financial

  28.74 %

Energy

  28.06  

Basic Materials

  20.23  

Communications

  5.46  

Industrial

  5.23  

Technology

  4.87  

Consumer Cyclical

  2.60  

Diversified

  1.90  

Consumer Non-Cyclical

  1.46  

Utilities

  1.19  

Short-Term and Other Net Assets

  0.26  
     

TOTAL

  100.00 %
     

 

TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS
As of 2/29/08
 
Security   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Royal Bank of Canada

  5.57 %

Manulife Financial Corp.

  5.16  

EnCana Corp.

  4.92  

Research In Motion Ltd.

  4.52  

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc.

  4.32  

Bank of Nova Scotia

  4.11  

Suncor Energy Inc.

  4.10  

Barrick Gold Corp.

  3.89  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

  3.48  

Goldcorp Inc.

  2.62  
     

TOTAL

  42.69 %
     

 

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iSHARES® MSCI CHILE INDEX FUND

Performance as of February 29, 2008

 

The iShares MSCI Chile Index Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Chile Investable Market IndexSM (the “Index”). The Index is designed to measure broad based equity market performance in Chile. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the period from November 12, 2007 (inception date of the Fund) through February 29, 2008, the Fund returned 0.10%, while the Index declined 0.03%.

 

Cumulative Total Returns
Inception to 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX
0.10%   1.13%   (0.03)%

“Cumulative Total Returns” represent the total change in value of an investment over the period indicated and are calculated from an inception date of 11/12/07.

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 (11/16/07), the NAV of the Fund is used as a proxy for 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 table above does 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.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION
As of 2/29/08
 
Sector   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Utilities

  23.51 %

Basic Materials

  17.85  

Diversified

  16.27  

Consumer Non-Cyclical

  13.59  

Financial

  9.91  

Consumer Cyclical

  9.51  

Communications

  5.55  

Industrial

  3.05  

Technology

  0.64  

Short-Term and Other Net Assets

  0.12  
     

TOTAL

  100.00 %
     

 

TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS
As of 2/29/08
 
Security   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Empresas Copec SA

  15.91 %

Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA

  9.56  

Enersis SA

  8.48  

Empresas CMPC SA

  6.99  

Centros Comerciales Sudamericanos SA

  6.70  

Banco Santander Chile SA

  4.85  

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de
Chile SA Class B Preferred

  4.82  

CAP SA

  4.79  

Lan Airlines SA

  3.79  

Empresa Nacional de
Telecomunicaciones SA

  3.34  
     

TOTAL

  69.23 %
     

 

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iSHARES® MSCI HONG KONG INDEX FUND

Performance as of February 29, 2008

 

The iShares MSCI Hong Kong Index Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the aggregate in the Hong Kong market, as measured by the MSCI Hong Kong IndexSM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month period ended February 29, 2008, the Fund returned 6.33%, while the Index returned 6.71%.

 

Average Annual Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Five Years Ended 2/29/08   Ten Years Ended 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
22.46%   21.62%   23.22%   23.68%   23.05%   24.53%   8.32%   8.00%   9.68%

 

Cumulative Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Five Years Ended 2/29/08   Ten Years Ended 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
22.46%   21.62%   23.22%   189.45%   182.08%   199.42%   122.47%   115.86%   151.96%

“Average Annual Total Returns” represent the average annual change in value of an investment over the period(s) indicated. “Cumulative Total Returns” represent the total change in value of an investment over the period(s) 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. 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 table(s) 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.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION
As of 2/29/08
 
Sector   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Financial

  49.75 %

Diversified

  13.76  

Consumer Cyclical

  12.20  

Utilities

  10.07  

Industrial

  6.76  

Communications

  4.78  

Basic Materials

  1.34  

Consumer Non-Cyclical

  0.71  

Technology

  0.47  

Short-Term and Other Net Assets

  0.16  
     

TOTAL

  100.00 %
     
TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS
As of 2/29/08
 
Security   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

  8.21 %

Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd.

  7.96  

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd.

  7.46  

Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.

  7.31  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

  4.98  

Esprit Holdings Ltd.

  4.49  

Hong Kong and China Gas Co. Ltd. (The)

  3.71  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

  3.58  

Swire Pacific Ltd. Class A

  3.23  

BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd.

  3.23  
     

TOTAL

  54.16 %
     

 

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iSHARES® MSCI JAPAN SMALL CAP INDEX FUND

Performance as of February 29, 2008

 

The iShares MSCI Japan Small Cap Index Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Japan Small Cap IndexSM (the “Index”). The Index targets 40% of the eligible small cap universe within each industry group in the MSCI Japan IndexSM. The small cap universe is defined as all listed securities that have a market capitalization in the range of $200 million to $1,500 million. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the period from December 20, 2007 (inception date of the Fund) through February 29, 2008, the Fund declined 1.78%, while the Index declined 1.63%.

 

Cumulative Total Returns
Inception to 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX
(1.78)%   (2.15)%   (1.63)%

“Cumulative Total Returns” represent the total change in value of an investment over the period indicated and are calculated from an inception date of 12/20/07.

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 the day after the Fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (12/21/07), the NAV of the Fund is used as a proxy for 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 table above does 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.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION
As of 2/29/08
 
Sector   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Industrial

  25.00 %

Consumer Cyclical

  22.51  

Financial

  22.17  

Consumer Non-Cyclical

  13.46  

Basic Materials

  9.01  

Communications

  3.65  

Technology

  2.76  

Utilities

  1.11  

Energy

  0.11  

Short-Term and Other Net Assets

  0.22  
     

TOTAL

  100.00 %
     

 

TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS
As of 2/29/08
 
Security   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Yamaguchi Financial Group Inc.

  0.70 %

Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd.

  0.67  

Toho Gas Co. Ltd.

  0.66  

Iyo Bank Ltd. (The)

  0.62  

Shimadzu Corp.

  0.60  

Chugoku Bank Ltd. (The)

  0.57  

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co. Inc.

  0.54  

Keihan Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

  0.53  

Pacific Metals Co. Ltd.

  0.51  

Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.

  0.51  
     

TOTAL

  5.91 %
     

 

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iSHARES® MSCI MALAYSIA INDEX FUND

Performance as of February 29, 2008

 

The iShares MSCI Malaysia Index Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the aggregate in the Malaysian market, as measured by the MSCI Malaysia IndexSM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities included in the Index. For the six-month period ended February 29, 2008, the Fund returned 20.02%, while the Index returned 20.31%.

 

Average Annual Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Five Years Ended 2/29/08   Ten Years Ended 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
29.59%   29.54%   30.13%   22.99%   23.20%   23.92%   10.17%   10.13%   11.56%

 

Cumulative Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Five Years Ended 2/29/08   Ten Years Ended 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
29.59%   29.54%   30.13%   181.37%   183.81%   192.25%   163.45%   162.39%   198.72%

“Average Annual Total Returns” represent the average annual change in value of an investment over the period(s) indicated. “Cumulative Total Returns” represent the total change in value of an investment over the period(s) 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. As the Fund has a NAV which is determined prior to the opening of the regular trading day on the stock exchange on which it is listed, the market return is calculated using the midpoint of the bid/ask spread as of the opening of regular trading on the exchange. 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 table(s) 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.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION
As of 2/29/08
 
Sector   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Financial

  29.27 %

Consumer Non-Cyclical

  18.14  

Consumer Cyclical

  14.59  

Industrial

  12.57  

Diversified

  10.83  

Utilities

  6.66  

Communications

  6.42  

Energy

  1.12  

Technology

  0.15  

Short-Term and Other Net Assets

  0.25  
     

TOTAL

  100.00 %
     

 

TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS
As of 2/29/08
 
Security   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Sime Darby Bhd

  9.73 %

IOI Corp. Bhd

  9.26  

Bumiputra-Commerce Holdings Bhd

  9.25  

Malayan Banking Bhd

  7.72  

Genting Bhd

  4.42  

Telekom Malaysia Bhd

  4.11  

Tenaga Nasional Bhd

  4.09  

Public Bank Bhd

  3.85  

Resorts World Bhd

  3.79  

MISC Bhd

  3.43  
     

TOTAL

  59.65 %
     

 

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iSHARES® MSCI MEXICO INDEX FUND

Performance as of February 29, 2008

 

The iShares MSCI Mexico Index Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the aggregate in the Mexican market, as measured by the MSCI Mexico Investable Market IndexSM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month period ended February 29, 2008, the Fund declined 2.64%, while the Index declined 1.94%.

 

Average Annual Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Five Years Ended 2/29/08   Ten Years Ended 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
12.48%   15.48%   12.95%   38.60%   39.21%   37.95%   16.50%   16.68%   17.59%
Cumulative Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Five Years Ended 2/29/08   Ten Years Ended 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
12.48%   15.48%   12.95%   411.54%   422.76%   399.66%   360.41%   367.50%   405.39%

Effective December 1, 2007, the Fund changed its underlying index from the MSCI Mexico IndexSM to the MSCI Mexico Investable Market Index. Performance shown above reflects the MSCI Mexico Index through November 30, 2007 and the MSCI Mexico Investable Market Index thereafter.

“Average Annual Total Returns” represent the average annual change in value of an investment over the period(s) indicated. “Cumulative Total Returns” represent the total change in value of an investment over the period(s) 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. 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 table(s) 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.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 2/29/08

 
Sector   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Communications

  44.61 %

Industrial

  17.07  

Consumer Cyclical

  10.67  

Consumer Non-Cyclical

  10.36  

Basic Materials

  8.84  

Diversified

  4.56  

Financial

  3.78  

Short-Term and Other Net Assets

  0.11  
     

TOTAL

  100.00 %
     

TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS

As of 2/29/08

 
Security   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

America Movil SAB de CV Series L

  25.06 %

Cemex SAB de CV Series CPO

  12.38  

Telefonos de Mexico SAB de CV Series L

  10.35  

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV BD Units

  5.72  

Grupo Mexico SA de CV Series B

  4.91  

Grupo Televisa SA Series CPO

  4.85  

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV Series V

  4.79  

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV Series O

  3.53  

Carso Global Telecom SAB de CV Class A1

  3.29  

Grupo Carso SA de CV Series A1

  3.12  

TOTAL

  78.00 %
     

 

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iSHARES® MSCI PACIFIC EX-JAPAN INDEX FUND

Performance as of February 29, 2008

 

The iShares MSCI Pacific ex-Japan Index Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the aggregate in the Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Singapore markets, as measured by the MSCI Pacific ex-Japan IndexSM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month period ended February 29, 2008, the Fund returned 3.03%, while the Index returned 3.04%.

 

Average Annual Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Five Years Ended 2/29/08   Inception to 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
16.52%   15.53%   16.49%   27.67%   27.04%   27.57%   21.76%   21.54%   21.69%

 

Cumulative Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Five Years Ended 2/29/08   Inception to 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
16.52%   15.53%   16.49%   239.25%   230.89%   237.84%   248.87%   244.94%   247.83%

Total returns for the period since inception are calculated from the inception date of the Fund (10/25/01). “Average Annual Total Returns” represent the average annual change in value of an investment over the period(s) indicated. “Cumulative Total Returns” represent the total change in value of an investment over the period(s) 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 (10/26/01), the NAV of the Fund is used as a proxy for 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 table(s) 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.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION
As of 2/29/08
 
Sector   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Financial

  43.10 %

Basic Materials

  17.65  

Industrial

  8.92  

Consumer Non-Cyclical

  8.36  

Consumer Cyclical

  5.53  

Communications

  5.40  

Diversified

  3.99  

Energy

  3.18  

Utilities

  2.73  

Technology

  0.39  

Short-Term and Other Net Assets

  0.75  
     

TOTAL

  100.00 %
     

 

TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS
As of 2/29/08
 
Security  

Percentage of

Net Assets

 

BHP Billiton Ltd. (Australia)

  9.51 %

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Australia)

  3.96  

National Australia Bank Ltd. (Australia)

  3.35  

Westpac Banking Corp. (Australia)

  3.12  

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. (Australia)

  2.95  

Rio Tinto Ltd. (Australia)

  2.86  

Woolworths Ltd. (Australia)

  2.53  

Westfield Group (Australia)

  2.19  

Woodside Petroleum Ltd. (Australia)

  1.92  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. (Hong Kong)

  1.88  
     

TOTAL

  34.27 %
     

 

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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® MSCI SINGAPORE INDEX FUND

Performance as of February 29, 2008

 

The iShares MSCI Singapore Index Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the aggregate in the Singaporean market, as measured by the MSCI Singapore IndexSM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month period ended February 29, 2008, the Fund declined 1.82%, while the Index declined 1.79%.

 

Average Annual Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Five Years Ended 2/29/08   Ten Years Ended 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
11.25%   9.01%   11.69%   28.69%   28.25%   28.33%   9.13%   8.82%   9.10%
Cumulative Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Five Years Ended 2/29/08   Ten Years Ended 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
11.25%   9.01%   11.69%   252.89%   247.00%   248.09%   139.67%   132.75%   138.84%

“Average Annual Total Returns” represent the average annual change in value of an investment over the period(s) indicated. “Cumulative Total Returns” represent the total change in value of an investment over the period(s) 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. 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 table(s) 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.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 2/29/08

 
Sector   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Financial

  49.96 %

Communications

  18.95  

Industrial

  12.27  

Diversified

  7.19  

Consumer Cyclical

  5.75  

Consumer Non-Cyclical

  5.18  

Energy

  0.61  

Short-Term and Other Net Assets

  0.09  
     

TOTAL

  100.00 %
     

 

TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS

As of 2/29/08

 
Security   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

  15.18 %

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

  10.30  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

  9.45  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp.

  9.20  

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

  5.54  

CapitaLand Ltd.

  4.90  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

  4.38  

Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.

  3.77  

City Developments Ltd.

  3.42  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

  3.36  
     

TOTAL

  69.50 %
     

 

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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® MSCI SOUTH AFRICA INDEX FUND

Performance as of February 29, 2008

 

The iShares MSCI South Africa Index Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the aggregate in the South African market, as measured by the MSCI South Africa IndexSM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month period ended February 29, 2008, the Fund declined 0.59%, while the Index declined 0.62%.

 

Average Annual Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Five Years Ended 2/29/08   Inception to 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
7.46%   6.21%   7.83%   28.29%   28.25%   29.52%   27.82%   27.72%   29.14%
Cumulative Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Five Years Ended 2/29/08   Inception to 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
7.46%   6.21%   7.83%   247.50%   247.01%   264.50%   247.15%   245.85%   265.62%

Total returns for the period since inception are calculated from the inception date of the Fund (2/3/03). “Average Annual Total Returns” represent the average annual change in value of an investment over the period(s) indicated. “Cumulative Total Returns” represent the total change in value of an investment over the period(s) 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 (2/7/03), the NAV of the Fund is used as a proxy for 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 table(s) 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.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 2/29/08

 
Sector   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Basic Materials

  31.32 %

Financial

  17.60  

Communications

  16.20  

Energy

  13.74  

Diversified

  6.47  

Industrial

  5.32  

Consumer Cyclical

  4.52  

Consumer Non-Cyclical

  3.58  

Short-Term and Other Net Assets

  1.25  
     

TOTAL

  100.00 %
     

 

TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS

As of 2/29/08

 
Security   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Sasol Ltd.

  13.74 %

MTN Group Ltd.

  10.54  

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.

  10.02  

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

  6.42  

Anglo Platinum Ltd.

  5.01  

Gold Fields Ltd.

  3.86  

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.

  3.58  

Naspers Ltd.

  3.31  

FirstRand Ltd.

  3.01  

Remgro Ltd.

  2.66  
     

TOTAL

  62.15 %
     

 

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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® MSCI SOUTH KOREA INDEX FUND

Performance as of February 29, 2008

 

The iShares MSCI South Korea Index Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the aggregate in the South Korean market, as measured by the MSCI Korea IndexSM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month period ended February 29, 2008, the Fund declined 7.00%, while the Index declined 6.90%.

 

Average Annual Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Five Years Ended 2/29/08   Inception to 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
19.72%   19.20%   20.20%   29.06%   28.05%   30.85%   15.12%   14.79%   15.73%
Cumulative Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Five Years Ended 2/29/08   Inception to 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
19.72%   19.20%   20.20%   258.10%   244.23%   283.60%   200.38%   193.67%   213.06%

Total returns for the period since inception are calculated from the inception date of the Fund (5/9/00). “Average Annual Total Returns” represent the average annual change in value of an investment over the period(s) indicated. “Cumulative Total Returns” represent the total change in value of an investment over the period(s) 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. As the Fund has a NAV which is determined prior to the opening of the regular trading day on the stock exchange on which it is listed, the market return is calculated using the midpoint of the bid/ask spread as of the opening of regular trading on the exchange. 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 (5/12/00), the NAV of the Fund is used as a proxy for 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 table(s) 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.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 2/29/08

 
Sector   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Industrial

  21.12 %

Financial

  17.79  

Technology

  16.79  

Basic Materials

  13.45  

Consumer Cyclical

  12.64  

Communications

  5.98  

Consumer Non-Cyclical

  4.30  

Energy

  3.51  

Utilities

  2.28  

Diversified

  0.83  

Short-Term and Other Net Assets

  1.31  
     

TOTAL

  100.00 %
     

 

TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS

As of 2/29/08

 
Security   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

  13.79 %

POSCO

  8.83  

Kookmin Bank

  4.46  

Shinhan Financial Group Ltd.

  3.79  

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.

  3.59  

Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd.

  2.30  

LG Electronics Inc.

  2.16  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. Preferred

  1.93  

Korea Electric Power Corp.

  1.93  

Shinsegae Co. Ltd.

  1.92  
     

TOTAL

  44.70 %
     

 

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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUND

Performance as of February 29, 2008

 

The iShares MSCI Taiwan Index Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the aggregate in the Taiwanese market, as measured by the MSCI Taiwan IndexSM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month period ended February 29, 2008, the Fund returned 0.17%, while the Index returned 0.60%.

 

Average Annual Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Five Years Ended 2/29/08   Inception to 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
11.78%   14.48%   12.53%   16.28%   16.46%   17.39%   (1.45)%   (1.57)%   (0.51)%
Cumulative Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Five Years Ended 2/29/08   Inception to 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
11.78%   14.48%   12.53%   112.54%   114.20%   122.90%   (10.63)%   (11.47)%   (3.87)%

Total returns for the period since inception are calculated from the inception date of the Fund (6/20/00). “Average Annual Total Returns” represent the average annual change in value of an investment over the period(s) indicated. “Cumulative Total Returns” represent the total change in value of an investment over the period(s) 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. As the Fund has a NAV which is determined prior to the opening of the regular trading day on the stock exchange on which it is listed, the market return is calculated using the midpoint of the bid/ask spread as of the opening of regular trading on the exchange. 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 (6/23/00), the NAV of the Fund is used as a proxy for 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 table(s) 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.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 2/29/08

 
Sector   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Technology

  33.44 %

Industrial

  25.31  

Financial

  16.39  

Basic Materials

  12.93  

Communications

  4.93  

Consumer Cyclical

  3.88  

Energy

  1.66  

Consumer Non-Cyclical

  1.20  

Short-Term and Other Net Assets

  0.26  
     

TOTAL

  100.00 %
     

 

TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS

As of 2/29/08

 
Security  

Percentage of

Net Assets

 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

  11.24 %

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

  8.18  

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

  3.81  

China Steel Corp.

  3.51  

AU Optronics Corp.

  3.27  

Nan Ya Plastic Corp.

  3.23  

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

  3.21  

Formosa Plastics Corp.

  3.00  

High Tech Computer Corp.

  2.73  

MediaTek Inc.

  2.58  
     

TOTAL

  44.76 %
     

 

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Shareholder Expenses (Unaudited)

iSHARES®, INC.

 

As a shareholder of a 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, 2007 to February 29, 2008.

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 MSCI Index Fund   

Beginning

Account Value

(9/1/07)a

  

Ending

Account Value

(2/29/08)a

   Annualized
Expense Ratio
   

Expenses Paid

During

Periodb
(9/1/07 to

2/29/08)

Australia

          

Actual

   $1,000.00    $1,033.60    0.51 %   $2.58

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   1,000.00    1,022.30    0.51     2.56

Brazil

          

Actual

   1,000.00    1,378.00    0.64     3.78

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   1,000.00    1,021.70    0.64     3.22

BRIC

          

Actual

   1,000.00    949.00    0.72     2.09

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   1,000.00    1,021.30    0.72     3.62

Canada

          

Actual

   1,000.00    1,088.10    0.51     2.65

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   1,000.00    1,022.30    0.51     2.56

 

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Shareholder Expenses (Unaudited) (Continued)

iSHARES®, INC.

 

iShares MSCI Index Fund    Beginning
Account Value
(9/1/07)a
   Ending
Account Value
(2/29/08)a
   Annualized
Expense Ratio
   

Expenses Paid
During

Periodb
(9/1/07 to
2/29/08)

Chile

          

Actual

   $1,000.00    $1,001.00    0.63 %   $1.88

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   1,000.00    1,021.70    0.63     3.17

Hong Kong

          

Actual

   1,000.00    1,063.30    0.51     2.62

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   1,000.00    1,022.30    0.51     2.56

Japan Small Cap

          

Actual

   1,000.00    982.20    0.51     0.98

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   1,000.00    1,022.30    0.51     2.56

Malaysia

          

Actual

   1,000.00    1,200.20    0.51     2.79

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   1,000.00    1,022.30    0.51     2.56

Mexico

          

Actual

   1,000.00    973.60    0.51     2.50

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   1,000.00    1,022.30    0.51     2.56

Pacific ex-Japan

          

Actual

   1,000.00    1,030.30    0.50     2.52

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   1,000.00    1,022.40    0.50     2.51

Singapore

          

Actual

   1,000.00    981.80    0.51     2.51

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   1,000.00    1,022.30    0.51     2.56

South Africa

          

Actual

   1,000.00    994.10    0.63     3.12

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   1,000.00    1,021.70    0.63     3.17

South Korea

          

Actual

   1,000.00    930.00    0.63     3.02

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   1,000.00    1,021.70    0.63     3.17

Taiwan

          

Actual

   1,000.00    1,001.70    0.64     3.19

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   1,000.00    1,021.70    0.64     3.22

 

a

Account values are based on a start date of November 12, 2007 (commencement of operations) for the iShares MSCI BRIC Index Fund and iShares MSCI Chile Index Fund and a start date of December 20, 2007 (commencement of operations) for the iShares MSCI Japan Small Cap Index Fund.

b

Except for the actual expenses for the iShares MSCI BRIC Index Fund, iShares MSCI Chile Index Fund and iShares MSCI Japan Small Cap Index Fund, actual and hypothetical 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 (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). Actual expenses for the iShares MSCI BRIC Index Fund and iShares MSCI Chile Index Fund, which commenced operations on November 12, 2007, 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 (109 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). Actual expenses for the iShares MSCI Japan Small Cap Index Fund, which commenced operations on December 20, 2007, are calculated using the 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 (71 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days).

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

iSHARES® MSCI AUSTRALIA INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security   Shares   Value

COMMON STOCKS – 98.92%

AIRLINES – 0.44%

Qantas Airways Ltd.

  1,638,568   $ 6,468,064
       
      6,468,064

APPAREL – 0.23%

Billabong International Ltd.

  289,699     3,414,404
       
      3,414,404

BANKS – 22.81%

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

  3,222,016     66,305,223

Bendigo Bank Ltd.

  447,692     4,233,776

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

  2,272,877     89,570,451

National Australia Bank Ltd.

  2,798,756     75,528,041

St. George Bank Ltd.

  477,046     10,620,246

Suncorp-Metway Ltd.

  1,606,096     20,897,580

Westpac Banking Corp.

  3,215,935     70,150,888
       
      337,306,205

BEVERAGES – 1.99%

Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.

  922,213     8,298,578

Foster’s Group Ltd.

  3,319,553     16,550,236

Lion Nathan Ltd.

  516,797     4,616,584
       
      29,465,398

BIOTECHNOLOGY – 0.49%

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

  541,187     7,264,348
       
      7,264,348

BUILDING MATERIALS – 1.05%

Boral Ltd.

  1,041,995     5,887,080

CSR Ltd.

  1,611,366     5,094,579

James Hardie Industries NV

  815,439     4,576,570
       
      15,558,229

CHEMICALS – 0.84%

Incitec Pivot Ltd.

  89,238     12,354,037
       
      12,354,037

COMMERCIAL SERVICES – 2.47%

A.B.C. Learning Centres Ltd.

  656,091     1,313,334

Brambles Ltd.

  2,455,062     23,975,095

Transurban Groupa

  1,869,340     11,278,345
       
      36,566,774

 

Security    Shares    Value

COMPUTERS – 0.44%

Computershare Ltd.

   812,724    $ 6,469,489
         
        6,469,489

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES – 3.14%

ASX Ltd.

   294,757      11,591,088

Babcock & Brown Ltd.a

   405,145      6,571,385

Challenger Financial Services Group Ltd.a

   627,907      1,292,157

Macquarie Group Ltd.a

   468,982      23,517,944

Perpetual Ltd.a

   65,853      3,387,939
         
        46,360,513

ELECTRIC – 0.54%

AGL Energy Ltd.

   759,613      7,958,070
         
        7,958,070

ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION – 1.73%

Boart Longyear Groupb

   2,329,783      4,467,522

Downer EDI Ltd.

   264,445      1,541,064

Leighton Holdings Ltd.a

   242,545      10,436,323

WorleyParsons Ltd.

   258,534      9,078,400
         
        25,523,309

ENTERTAINMENT – 1.73%

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

   609,479      5,929,109

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.

   905,304      12,922,494

Tatts Group Ltd.

   1,854,267      6,781,822
         
        25,633,425

FOOD – 4.11%

Goodman Fielder Ltd.

   2,285,398      4,008,303

Woolworths Ltd.

   2,093,083      56,758,647
         
        60,766,950

FOREST PRODUCTS & PAPER – 0.05%

PaperlinX Ltd.

   388,930      771,267
         
        771,267

HEALTH CARE - PRODUCTS – 0.33%

Cochlear Ltd.

   96,747      4,878,701
         
        4,878,701

HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS & WARES – 0.06%

Pacific Brands Ltd.

   432,516      898,157
         
        898,157

 

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iSHARES® MSCI AUSTRALIA INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security   Shares   Value

INSURANCE – 5.12%

   

AMP Ltd.

  3,232,188   $ 24,338,279

AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd.

  1,470,545     7,978,177

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

  3,141,432     11,078,128

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

  1,527,061     32,239,278
       
      75,633,862

INVESTMENT COMPANIES – 1.15%

Macquarie Airports

  1,196,736     3,929,188

Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group

  374,793     1,633,709

Macquarie Infrastructure Group

  4,211,519     11,503,208
       
      17,066,105

IRON & STEEL – 1.46%

   

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

  1,282,101     13,072,122

OneSteel Ltd.

  1,278,728     8,444,623
       
      21,516,745

LODGING – 0.58%

   

Crown Ltd.b

  792,022     8,593,946
       
      8,593,946

MANUFACTURING – 3.98%

   

Ansell Ltd.

  127,785     1,527,595

Futuris Corp. Ltd.

  524,769     986,647

Orica Ltd.

  530,852     14,300,898

Wesfarmers Ltd.

  939,347     33,143,251

Wesfarmers Ltd. Partially Protected Shares

  249,722     8,864,739
       
      58,823,130

MEDIA – 0.51%

   

John Fairfax Holdings Ltd.

  2,059,329     7,474,030
       
      7,474,030

METAL FABRICATE & HARDWARE – 0.34%

Sims Group Ltd.

  167,634     5,103,998
       
      5,103,998

MINING – 24.14%

   

Alumina Ltd.

  1,944,776     11,733,475

BHP Billiton Ltd.

  5,785,439     214,195,072

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.b

  2,172,520     15,952,575

Iluka Resources Ltd.a

  215,946     727,185

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

  780,478     27,771,449

Oxiana Ltd.

  2,391,861     8,882,267

Paladin Energy Ltd.b

  934,614     5,463,987

Rio Tinto Ltd.

  494,558     63,377,509

Zinifex Ltd.

  850,940     8,859,138
       
      356,962,657

 

Security    Shares    Value

OIL & GAS – 4.89%

     

Caltex Australia Ltd.

   236,583    $ 3,275,236

Origin Energy Ltd.

   1,508,758      12,489,936

Santos Ltd.

   1,008,391      12,167,911

Woodside Petroleum Ltd.

   833,054      44,416,607
         
        72,349,690

PACKAGING & CONTAINERS – 0.68%

Amcor Ltd.

   1,510,223      10,001,651
         
        10,001,651

PHARMACEUTICALS – 2.19%

CSL Ltd.

   948,505      32,383,953
         
        32,383,953

REAL ESTATE – 7.95%

CFS Retail Property Trusta

   2,539,541      5,036,032

Commonwealth Property Office Fund

   1,234,747      1,501,477

Dexus Property Group

   5,046,291      7,906,503

Goodman Groupa

   2,505,043      10,286,724

GPT Group

   3,586,685      10,735,952

ING Industrial Funda

   854,467      1,670,471

Lend Lease Corp. Ltd.

   630,075      8,180,485

Mirvac Group

   1,783,180      6,438,428

Stockland Corp. Ltd.

   2,502,868      16,505,338

Westfield Group

   3,014,096      49,339,244
         
        117,600,654

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS – 0.24%

Macquarie Office Trust

   3,505,656      3,557,922
         
        3,557,922

RETAIL – 0.26%

     

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.

   919,503      3,913,469
         
        3,913,469

TELECOMMUNICATIONS – 2.06%

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

   5,011,061      22,827,377

Telstra Corp. Ltd. Instalment Receipts

   2,488,096      7,633,757
         
        30,461,134

TRANSPORTATION – 0.92%

Asciano Group

   953,117      4,430,982

Toll Holdings Ltd.

   952,836      9,135,649
         
        13,566,631
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost: $1,440,198,012)

     1,462,666,917

 

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iSHARES® MSCI AUSTRALIA INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security   Shares   Value  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 4.55%

 

MONEY MARKET FUNDS – 4.55%

 

Barclays Global Investors Funds
Institutional Money Market
Fund, Institutional Shares
3.59%
c,d

  33,920   $ 33,920  

BGI Cash Premier Fund LLC 3.63%c,d,e

  67,181,173     67,181,173  
         
      67,215,093  
         

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost: $67,215,093)

      67,215,093  
         

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – 103.47%
(Cost: $1,507,413,105)

      1,529,882,010  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities – (3.47)%

    (51,269,712 )
         

NET ASSETS – 100.00%

    $ 1,478,612,298  
         

 

a

All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 5.

b

Non-income earning security.

c

Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.

d

The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

e

This security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 5.

See notes to financial statements.


 

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iSHARES® MSCI BRAZIL INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security   Shares   Value

COMMON STOCKS – 43.10%

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE – 1.10%

Empresa Brasileira de
Aeronautica SA

  7,375,932   $ 82,439,453
       
      82,439,453

AGRICULTURE – 0.63%

Souza Cruz SA

  1,619,100     47,136,779
       
      47,136,779

BANKS – 4.25%

Banco do Brasil SA

  3,058,300     51,128,410

Banco Nossa Caixa SA

  539,700     7,819,426

Unibanco – Uniao de Bancos Brasileiros SA Units

  19,249,320     260,679,733
       
      319,627,569

COMMERCIAL SERVICES – 0.69%

Companhia de
Concessoes Rodoviarias

  2,158,800     36,831,094

Localiza Rent A Car SA

  1,278,230     15,042,447
       
      51,873,541

COSMETICS & PERSONAL CARE – 0.34%

Natura Cosmeticos SA

  2,518,600     25,692,401
       
      25,692,401

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES – 2.00%

Bolsa de Mercadorias &
Futuros – BM&F SA

  3,877,900     41,347,449

Bovespa Holding SA

  4,317,600     67,661,975

Redecard SA

  2,698,500     41,490,834
       
      150,500,258

ELECTRIC – 1.96%

Centrais Eletricas
Brasileiras SA

  3,598,099     52,918,227

CPFL Energia SA

  2,319,600     50,754,110

EDP Energias do Brasil SA

  1,259,300     19,511,331

Tractebel Energia SA

  1,978,900     24,399,802
       
      147,583,470

FOOD – 0.93%

Cosan SA Industria e Comercio

  750,590     12,827,943

JBS SAa

  4,214,526     16,374,592

Perdigao SA

  1,666,500     40,514,379
       
      69,716,914

 

Security    Shares    Value

HEALTH CARE - SERVICES – 0.14%

Diagnosticos da America SA

   539,700    $ 10,213,128
         
        10,213,128

HOME BUILDERS – 0.31%

MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SAa

   992,974      23,194,839
         
        23,194,839

INTERNET – 0.50%

B2W – Companhia Global do Varejo

   899,530      37,768,557
         
        37,768,557

IRON & STEEL – 4.32%

Companhia Siderurgica Nacional

   5,664,252      211,362,686

Gerdau SA

   1,306,900      35,937,818

MMX Mineracao e Metalicos SAa

   77,900      41,460,674

Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA

   599,700      35,996,186
         
        324,757,364

MINING – 9.25%

Companhia Vale do Rio Doce ADR

   19,970,121      695,759,016
         
        695,759,016

OIL & GAS – 12.58%

Petroleo Brasileiro SA

   16,377,837      946,253,504
         
        946,253,504

REAL ESTATE – 0.94%

Cyrela Brazil Realty SA

   2,878,400      45,959,077

Gafisa SAa

   1,279,300      25,003,468
         
        70,962,545

RETAIL – 0.57%

Lojas Renner SA

   2,158,800      42,856,840
         
        42,856,840

TELECOMMUNICATIONS – 1.20%

Brasil Telecom Participacoes SA

   957,482      28,169,562

GVT (Holding) SAa

   980,203      21,441,578

Tele Norte Leste
Participacoes SA

   1,076,538      40,680,531
         
        90,291,671

 

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iSHARES® MSCI BRAZIL INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value

TRANSPORTATION – 0.91%

ALL – America Latina Logistica SA

   6,116,600    $ 68,725,843
         
        68,725,843

WATER – 0.48%

     

Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

   1,534,000      36,467,652
         
        36,467,652
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost: $1,781,160,112)

     3,241,821,344

PREFERRED STOCKS – 56.60%

AIRLINES – 0.44%

     

Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA

   739,600      12,806,321

Tam SA

   957,900      20,098,339
         
        32,904,660

BANKS – 9.26%

     

Banco Bradesco SA

   11,260,200      351,589,923

Banco Bradesco SA Newb

   156,767      4,894,913

Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul SA

   1,516,410      8,922,696

Banco Itau Holding Financeira SA

   13,132,740      330,842,534
         
        696,250,066

BEVERAGES – 2.96%

     

Companhia de Bebidas das Americas

   2,698,591      222,781,374
         
        222,781,374

BUILDING MATERIALS – 0.34%

Duratex SA

   1,259,300      25,692,401
         
        25,692,401

CHEMICALS – 0.96%

     

Braskem SA Class A

   2,698,536      22,884,096

Fertilizantes Fosfatados SA

   329,926      16,193,884

Ultrapar Participacoes SA

   882,900      32,997,800
         
        72,075,780
Security    Shares    Value

ELECTRIC – 3.46%

     

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA Class B

   3,058,300    $ 44,852,655

Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais

   4,497,500      85,641,336

Companhia Energetica de Sao Paulo Class Ba

   2,358,700      66,953,046

Companhia Paranaense de Energia Class B

   1,799,000      29,266,996

Eletropaulo Metropolitana Electricidade de Sao Paulo SA Class B

   413,770,000      33,769,603
         
        260,483,636

FOOD – 0.71%

     

Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao Grupo Pao de Acucar

   573,100      12,370,284

Sadia SA

   7,196,000      40,682,295
         
        53,052,579

FOREST PRODUCTS & PAPER – 2.24%

Aracruz Celulose SA Class B

   7,735,700      55,947,730

Klabin SA

   8,995,000      30,426,612

Suzano Bahia Sul Papel e Celulose SA

   1,699,100      26,576,697

Votorantim Celulose e Papel SA

   1,799,100      55,824,232
         
        168,775,271

HOLDING COMPANIES - DIVERSIFIED – 0.91%

Itausa – Investimentos Itau SA

   10,770,800      68,471,969
         
        68,471,969

INVESTMENT COMPANIES – 0.62%

Bradespar SA

   1,799,000      46,810,172
         
        46,810,172

IRON & STEEL – 4.39%

     

Gerdau SA

   4,677,473      152,854,617

Metalurgica Gerdau SA

   704,200      31,024,778

Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA Class A

   2,518,600      145,962,626
         
        329,842,021

 

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iSHARES® MSCI BRAZIL INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value

MEDIA – 0.42%

Net Servicos de Comunicacao SAa

   2,878,492    $ 31,678,732
         
        31,678,732

MINING – 11.35%

Companhia Vale do Rio Doce Class A

   28,963,900      854,015,407
         
        854,015,407

OIL & GAS – 13.91%

Petroleo Brasileiro SA

   21,725,100      1,046,427,791
         
        1,046,427,791

RETAIL – 0.65%

Lojas Americanas SA

   5,397,000      49,150,680
         
        49,150,680

TELECOMMUNICATIONS – 3.85%

Brasil Telecom Participacoes SA

   3,777,900      52,725,275

Brasil Telecom SA

   2,258,800      25,085,904

Tele Norte Leste Participacoes SA

   3,954,939      98,721,452

Telemar Norte Leste SA Class A

   426,880      22,972,253

Telesp Celular Participacoes SA

   8,095,583      48,640,522

TIM Participacoes SA

   10,074,400      41,346,148
         
        289,491,554

TEXTILES – 0.13%

Companhia de Tecidos Norte de Minas

   1,665,508      9,406,033
         
        9,406,033
         

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost: $2,321,057,751)

     4,257,310,126

 

Security    Shares    Value

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.18%

MONEY MARKET FUNDS – 0.18%

Barclays Global Investors Funds
Institutional Money Market
Fund, Institutional Shares
3.59%
c,d

   13,507,560    $ 13,507,560
         
        13,507,560
         

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost: $13,507,560)

     13,507,560
         

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN
SECURITIES – 99.88%
(Cost: $4,115,725,423)

     7,512,639,030

Other Assets, Less Liabilities – 0.12%

     8,878,302
         

NET ASSETS – 100.00%

   $ 7,521,517,332
         

ADR – American Depositary Receipts

 

a

Non-income earning security.

b

Security valued at fair value in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Directors. See Note 1.

c

Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.

d

The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

See notes to financial statements.


 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

iSHARES® MSCI BRIC INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value

COMMON STOCKS – 80.86%

     

BRAZIL – 12.99%

     

ALL – America Latina Logistica SA

   21,000    $ 235,955

B2W – Companhia Global do Varejo

   3,000      125,961

Banco do Brasil SA

   18,000      300,923

Bolsa de Mercadorias & Futuros
– BM&F SA

   15,000      159,935

Bovespa Holding SA

   15,000      235,068

Brasil Telecom Participacoes SA

   3,000      88,261

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA

   15,000      220,609

Companhia de Concessoes Rodoviarias

   9,000      153,548

Companhia Siderurgica Nacional

   18,000      671,674

Companhia Vale do Rio Doce

   69,000      2,393,578

Cosan SA Industria e Comercio

   6,000      102,543

CPFL Energia SA

   6,000      131,283

Cyrela Brazil Realty SA

   12,000      191,603

Empresa Brasileira de
Aeronautica SA

   18,000      201,183

Gafisa SAa

   6,000      117,268

Gerdau SA

   6,000      164,991

GVT (Holding) SAa

   3,000      65,624

JBS SAa

   6,000      23,312

MMX Mineracao e Metalicos SAa

   200      106,446

MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SAa

   3,000      70,077

Perdigao SA

   9,000      218,800

Petroleo Brasileiro SA

   54,000      3,119,929

Redecard SA

   12,000      184,506

Souza Cruz SA

   6,000      174,678

Tele Norte Leste Participacoes SA

   3,000      113,365

Tractebel Energia SA

   12,000      147,960

Unibanco – Uniao de Bancos Brasileiros SA Units

   54,000      731,283
         
        10,450,363

CHINA – 32.74%

     

Agile Property Holdings Ltd.

   120,000      170,577

Air China Ltd. Class Hb

   180,000      174,664

Alibaba.com Ltd.a,b

   45,000      109,078

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd. Class H

   180,000      363,209

Angang New Steel Co. Ltd. Class Hb

   60,000      161,940

Bank of China Ltd. Class Hb

   1,050,000      450,734
Security    Shares    Value

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd. Class H

   330,000    $ 405,043

Beijing Capital International Airport Co. Ltd. Class H

   60,000      64,699

BYD Co. Ltd. Class Hb

   54,600      103,437

Chaoda Modern Agriculture (Holdings) Ltd.

   120,150      136,972

China Agri-Industries Holdings Ltda

   180,000      133,716

China CITIC Bank Class Ha,b

   330,000      183,224

China Coal Energy Co. Class H

   180,000      408,552

China Communications
Construction Co. Ltd. Class H

   240,000      640,049

China Construction Bank Class H

   1,350,000      1,049,719

China COSCO Holdings Co. Ltd. Class H

   150,000      454,011

China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd. Class Ha

   60,000      38,866

China Everbright Pacific Ltd.a,b

   60,000      141,890

China High Speed Transmission Equipment Group Co. Ltd.a

   30,000      55,060

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Class H

   360,000      1,455,148

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.

   60,000      165,025

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd. Class H

   150,000      535,945

China Merchants Holdings (International) Co. Ltd.

   60,000      330,821

China Mobile Ltd.

   300,000      4,626,863

China National Building Material Co. Ltd. Class H

   60,000      193,943

China Netcom Group Corp. (Hong Kong) Ltd.

   75,000      237,609

China Oilfield Services Ltd.
Class H

   120,000      240,597

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

   240,000      477,492

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. Class H

   840,000      955,447

China Railway Group Ltd.
Class H
a

   150,000      179,291

China Resources Enterprises Ltd.

   60,000      217,848

China Resources Land Ltd.

   120,000      226,099

China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

   120,000      305,064

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd. Class H

   165,000      865,223

 

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Security    Shares    Value

China Shipping Development Co. Ltd. Class H

   60,000    $ 191,629

China Telecom Corp. Ltd.
Class H

   540,000      412,947

China Travel International Investment Hong Kong Ltd.

   300,000      165,796

China Unicom Ltd.

   180,000      396,522

CITIC Pacific Ltd.

   30,000      165,603

CNOOC Ltd.

   780,000      1,345,337

Country Garden Holdings Co.a

   180,000      170,731

Datang International Power Generation Co. Ltd. Class H

   180,000      124,000

Denway Motors Ltd.

   240,000      124,000

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd. Class H

   180,000      112,433

GOME Electrical Appliances Holdings Ltd.

   90,000      201,269

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

   180,000      97,395

Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd. Class H

   60,000      39,714

Guangzhou Investment Co. Ltd.

   300,000      72,102

Guangzhou R&F Properties Co. Ltd. Class Hb

   60,000      187,773

Harbin Power Equipment Co. Ltd. Class H

   60,000      136,801

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd. Class Hb

   60,000      239,055

Hopson Development Holdings Ltd.b

   60,000      102,716

Huaneng Power International Inc.

   120,000      100,557

Hunan Non-Ferrous Metals Corp. Ltd. Class H

   60,000      31,386

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Class H

   1,830,000      1,303,002

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd. Class H

   120,000      115,209

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd. Class Hb

   90,000      216,074

KWG Property Holding Ltd.a

   60,000      60,458

Lenovo Group Ltd.

   180,000      124,925

Li Ning Co. Ltd.b

   60,000      189,701

Maanshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. Class Hb

   120,000      76,806

Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd.

   90,000      161,940

PetroChina Co. Ltd. Class H

   960,000      1,460,855
Security    Shares    Value

PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd. Class Hb

   180,000    $ 195,716

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China Ltd. Class H

   75,000      586,069

Shanghai Electric Group Corp. Class H

   180,000      131,403

Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd.b

   30,000      124,347

Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.

   90,000      185,537

Sinofert Holdings Ltd.b

   120,000      122,303

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd. Class H

   60,000      29,072

Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd. Class H

   120,000      203,582

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd. Class H

   120,000      120,607

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd. Class H

   180,000      246,612
         
        26,329,839

INDIA – 14.64%

     

Ambuja Cements Ltd. SP GDR

   110,820      334,676

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. ADR

   56,310      805,796

HDFC Bank Ltd. ADR

   10,080      1,099,829

Hindalco Industries Ltd. GDR Reg Sc

   136,440      659,005

ICICI Bank Ltd. SP ADR

   33,450      1,734,048

Infosys Technologies Ltd. SP ADR

   42,450      1,652,154

MahanagarTelephone Nigam Ltd. ADR

   71,190      434,971

Reliance Industries Ltd. GDRc

   23,790      2,896,432

Satyam Computer Services Ltd. ADR

   42,870      1,070,893

Tata Communications Ltd. ADR

   15,660      388,368

Wipro Ltd. ADR

   60,720      700,709
         
        11,776,881

RUSSIA – 20.49%

     

Comstar United Telesystems GDR

   16,200      160,380

JSC MMC Norilsk Nickel ADR

   42,840      1,257,354

LUKOIL SP ADR

   23,520      1,749,888

Mechel OAO ADR

   1,770      233,729

Mobile TeleSystems SP ADR

   9,000      738,540

Novolipetsk Steel GDR Reg S

   4,380      200,692

OAO Gazprom SP ADR Reg S

   118,598      6,024,778

OAO NOVATEK SP GDR
Reg S

   4,590      349,758

OAO Rosneft Oil Co. GDR
Reg S

   64,290      525,892

OAO Tatneft SP ADR Reg S

   3,270      410,385

Pharmstandard GDRa

   1,500      41,550

 

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Security    Shares    Value

PIK Group GDR Reg Sa

   3,000    $ 85,500

Polyus Gold SP ADR

   3,300      181,500

RAO Unified Energy System of Russia GDR Reg Sa

   5,760      671,040

Rostelecom SP ADR

   3,000      205,050

Sberbank GDR Reg S

   4,320      1,642,827

Severstal GDR Reg S

   9,930      253,215

Sistema JSFC SP GDR Reg S

   5,250      189,000

Surgutneftegaz SP ADR

   8,160      375,768

TMK OAO GDR Reg S

   2,970      102,465

Vimpel-Communications SP ADR

   23,220      806,431

VTB Bank OJSC GDR Reg Sa

   25,500      191,250

Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods OJSC ADR

   780      82,103
         
        16,479,095
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost: $67,630,737)

        65,036,178

PREFERRED STOCKS – 18.96%

  

BRAZIL – 18.96%

     

Aracruz Celulose SA Class B

   15,000      108,486

Banco Bradesco SA

   51,000      1,592,430

Banco Bradesco SA Newd

   305      9,523

Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul SA

   3,000      17,652

Banco Itau Holding Financeira SA

   48,000      1,209,225

Bradespar SA

   18,000      468,362

Brasil Telecom Participacoes SA

   15,000      209,344

Brasil Telecom SA

   6,000      66,635

Braskem SA Class A

   9,000      76,322

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA Class B

   9,000      131,993

Companhia de Bebidas das Americas

   9,000      742,992

Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais

   12,000      228,504

Companhia Energetica de Sao Paulo Class Ba

   9,000      255,470

Companhia Paranaense de Energia Class B

   6,000      97,611

Companhia Vale do Rio Doce Class A

   96,000      2,830,609

Duratex SA

   6,000      122,413

Eletropaulo Metropolitana Electricidade de Sao Paulo SA Class B

   600,000      48,969

Fertilizantes Fosfatados SA

   750      36,812
Security    Shares    Value  

Gerdau SA

   15,000    $ 490,183  

Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA

   3,000      51,946  

Itausa – Investimentos Itau SA

   90,000      572,147  

Klabin SA

   30,000      101,478  

Lojas Americanas SA

   18,000      163,927  

Metalurgica Gerdau SA

   3,000      132,170  

Net Servicos de Comunicacao SAa

   12,000      132,064  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA

   78,000      3,757,008  

Sadia SA

   30,000      169,604  

Tam SA

   3,000      62,945  

Tele Norte Leste Participacoes SA

   12,000      299,539  

Telemar Norte Leste SA Class A

   3,000      161,443  

Telesp Celular Participacoes SA

   30,000      180,248  

TIM Participacoes SA

   27,000      110,810  

Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA Class A

   9,000      521,585  

Votorantim Celulose e Papel SA

   3,000      93,087  
           
        15,253,536  
           

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost: $14,529,739)

     15,253,536  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 1.84%

 

MONEY MARKET FUNDS – 1.84%

 

Barclays Global Investors Funds
Institutional Money Market
Fund, Institutional Shares
3.59%
e,f

   71,757      71,757  

BGI Cash Premier Fund LLC
3.63%
e,f,g

   1,406,050      1,406,050  
           
        1,477,807  
           

TOTAL SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
(Cost: $1,477,807)

     1,477,807  
           

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN
SECURITIES – 101.66%
(Cost: $83,638,283)

     81,767,521  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities – (1.66)%

     (1,335,544 )
           

NET ASSETS – 100.00%

      $ 80,431,977  
           

 

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ADR – American Depositary Receipts

GDR – Global Depositary Receipts

SP ADR – Sponsored American Depositary Receipts

SP GDR – Sponsored Global Depositary Receipts

 

a

Non-income earning security.

b

All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 5.

c

This security may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.

d

Security valued at fair value in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Directors. See Note 1.

e

Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.

f

The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

g

This security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 5.

See notes to financial statements.


 

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Security    Shares    Value

COMMON STOCKS – 99.74%

ADVERTISING – 0.18%

     

Aeroplan Income Fund

   146,786    $ 3,034,936

Aeroplan Income Fund (U.S.)a

   16,282      336,645
         
        3,371,581

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE – 0.27%

CAE Inc.

   411,072      5,204,506
         
        5,204,506

AIRLINES – 0.01%

Jazz Air Income Funda

   20,078      163,387
         
        163,387

APPAREL – 0.37%

     

Gildan Activewear Inc.b

   185,681      7,020,387
         
        7,020,387

AUTO PARTS & EQUIPMENT – 0.56%

Magna International Inc. Class A

   144,923      10,680,562
         
        10,680,562

BANKS – 16.79%

     

Bank of Montreal

   815,852      41,400,699

Bank of Nova Scotia

   1,609,531      78,537,356

Canadian Imperial
Bank of Commerce

   617,418      42,104,705

National Bank of Canada

   257,315      12,763,286

Royal Bank of Canada

   2,111,746      106,492,888

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

   588,105      39,571,288
         
        320,870,222

BEVERAGES – 0.01%

     

Cott Corp.b

   59,009      135,563
         
        135,563

CHEMICALS – 5.64%

     

Agrium Inc.

   218,836      16,275,285

Methanex Corp.

   162,439      4,718,593

NOVA Chemicals Corp.

   136,518      4,177,501

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc.

   517,071      82,613,100
         
        107,784,479

COAL – 0.63%

     

Fording Canadian Coal Trust

   241,680      12,000,100
         
        12,000,100
Security    Shares    Value

COMMERCIAL SERVICES – 0.18%

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc.

   48,708    $ 3,537,969
         
        3,537,969

COMPUTERS – 4.80%

     

CGI Group Inc.b

   477,227      5,311,185

Research In Motion Ltd.b

   824,506      86,314,683
         
        91,625,868

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES – 0.83%

CI Financial Income Fund

   101,939      2,404,320

IGM Financial Inc.

   194,982      8,530,711

TSX Group Inc.

   109,898      4,968,637
         
        15,903,668

ELECTRIC – 1.00%

     

Fortis Inc.

   250,867      7,184,827

TransAlta Corp.

   331,132      11,870,578
         
        19,055,405

ELECTRONICS – 0.06%

     

Celestica Inc.b

   165,476      1,086,390
         
        1,086,390

ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION – 0.57%

SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.

   247,155      10,856,247
         
        10,856,247

FOOD – 0.91%

     

George Weston Ltd.

   84,954      4,005,693

Loblaw Companies Ltd.

   177,997      5,255,946

Metro Inc. Class A

   78,672      1,697,304

Saputo Inc.

   233,001      6,420,969
         
        17,379,912

FOREST PRODUCTS & PAPER – 0.29%

Canfor Corp.b

   76,408      624,121

Sino-Forest Corp.b

   254,382      4,929,723
         
        5,553,844

GAS – 0.19%

     

Canadian Utilities Ltd. Class A

   78,868      3,619,682
         
        3,619,682

HAND & MACHINE TOOLS – 0.44%

Finning International Inc.

   293,595      8,318,625
         
        8,318,625

 

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Security    Shares    Value

HEALTH CARE - SERVICES – 0.18%

MDS Inc.b

   200,986    $ 3,381,917
         
        3,381,917

HOLDING COMPANIES - DIVERSIFIED – 1.90%

Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Class A

   810,149      24,087,746

Onex Corp.

   166,342      5,806,854

Sherritt International Corp.

   381,086      6,459,085
         
        36,353,685

INSURANCE – 10.54%

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

   27,781      8,506,194

Great-West Lifeco Inc.

   438,554      13,809,481

ING Canada Inc.

   29,775      1,216,051

Manulife Financial Corp.

   2,532,282      98,664,367

Power Corp. of Canada

   563,825      19,809,290

Power Financial Corp.

   404,204      14,853,280

Sun Life Financial Inc.

   926,773      44,616,446
         
        201,475,109

IRON & STEEL – 0.19%

Gerdau Ameristeel Corp.

   241,629      3,594,583
         
        3,594,583

MANUFACTURING – 0.70%

Bombardier Inc. Class Bb

   2,341,567      13,460,305
         
        13,460,305

MEDIA – 3.32%

     

Astral Media Inc. Class A

   83,659      3,207,469

Rogers Communications Inc. Class B

   817,879      32,442,923

Shaw Communications Inc. Class B

   567,769      11,089,872

Thomson Corp.

   367,237      12,287,479

Yellow Pages Income Fund

   411,167      4,496,221
         
        63,523,964

MINING – 14.11%

     

Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd.b

   224,126      15,561,127

Barrick Gold Corp.

   1,419,887      74,227,297

Cameco Corp.

   567,654      22,343,334

Eldorado Gold Corp.b

   564,103      3,933,861

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

   110,675      10,319,421

Goldcorp Inc.

   1,154,303      50,077,940

Inmet Mining Corp.

   71,218      6,198,307
Security    Shares    Value

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd.b

   399,984    $ 5,239,733

Kinross Gold Corp.b

   984,929      24,487,463

Lundin Mining Corp.b

   548,182      4,707,178

Pan American Silver Corp.b

   119,118      4,794,396

Teck Cominco Ltd. Class B

   707,126      28,352,908

Uranium One Inc.b

   376,261      1,993,868

Yamana Gold Inc.

   959,830      17,356,125
         
        269,592,958

OIL & GAS – 24.15%

     

Addax Petroleum Corp.

   70,162      3,223,698

ARC Energy Trust

   167,458      4,028,293

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

   882,563      66,467,068

Canadian Oil Sands Trust

   382,695      16,294,039

EnCana Corp.

   1,228,424      94,107,262

Enerplus Resources Fund

   261,312      11,326,010

Ensign Resource Service Group

   213,223      3,988,407

First Calgary Petroleums Ltd.b

   215,930      696,691

Harvest Energy Trust

   227,476      5,595,157

Husky Energy Inc.

   417,187      17,762,608

Imperial Oil Ltd.

   522,939      29,553,475

Nexen Inc.

   777,666      24,376,502

Niko Resources Ltd.

   71,081      6,714,738

OPTI Canada Inc.b

   316,998      5,599,413

Penn West Energy Trust

   600,576      17,034,921

Petro-Canada

   794,122      38,197,966

Precision Drilling Trust

   99,564      2,221,231

Provident Energy Trust

   394,141      4,334,183

Suncor Energy Inc.

   756,017      78,349,730

Talisman Energy Inc.

   1,713,620      29,271,863

UTS Energy Corp.b

   386,054      2,294,093
         
        461,437,348

OIL & GAS SERVICES – 0.18%

Trican Well Service Ltd.

   200,702      3,526,732
         
        3,526,732

PHARMACEUTICALS – 0.18%

Biovail Corp.

   238,198      3,397,617
         
        3,397,617

PIPELINES – 3.10%

     

Enbridge Inc.

   571,069      23,643,912

TransCanada Corp.

   881,003      35,567,550
         
        59,211,462

 

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Security    Shares    Value

REAL ESTATE – 0.40%

Brookfield Properties Corp.

   354,525    $ 6,645,986

MI Developments Inc. Class A

   39,335      919,718
         
        7,565,704

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS – 0.18%

RioCan Real Estate
Investment Trust

   168,474      3,529,800
         
        3,529,800

RETAIL – 1.66%

     

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. Class B

   229,130      3,906,954

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. Class A

   127,925      7,996,292

RONA Inc.b

   189,860      2,696,501

Shoppers Drug Mart Corp.

   334,185      17,166,477
         
        31,766,224

SOFTWARE – 0.07%

     

Open Text Corp.b

   41,346      1,338,658
         
        1,338,658

TELECOMMUNICATIONS – 1.96%

BCE Inc.

   434,733      15,833,088

Nortel Networks Corp.b

   710,059      6,147,948

TELUS Corp.

   94,262      4,323,309

TELUS Corp. NVS

   247,825      11,138,714
         
        37,443,059

TRANSPORTATION – 3.19%

Canadian National Railway Co.

   803,160      42,683,764

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

   250,997      18,334,006
         
        61,017,770
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost: $1,725,787,209)

     1,905,785,292

 

Security    Shares    Value

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.09%

MONEY MARKET FUNDS – 0.09%

Barclays Global Investors Funds
Institutional Money Market
Fund, Institutional Shares
3.59%
c,d

   1,645,862    $ 1,645,862
         
        1,645,862
         

TOTAL SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
(Cost: $1,645,862)

     1,645,862
         

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN
SECURITIES – 99.83%
(Cost: $1,727,433,071)

     1,907,431,154

Other Assets, Less Liabilities – 0.17%

     3,230,490
         

NET ASSETS – 100.00%

   $ 1,910,661,644
         

NVS – Non-Voting Shares

 

a

Security valued at fair value in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Directors. See Note 1.

b

Non-income earning security.

c

Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.

d

The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

See notes to financial statements.


 

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iSHARES® MSCI CHILE INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value

COMMON STOCKS – 95.06%

AIRLINES – 3.79%

     

Lan Airlines SA

   120,924    $ 1,663,933
         
        1,663,933

BANKS – 7.99%

     

Banco de Credito e Inversiones

   27,216      898,791

Banco Santander Chile SA

   42,427,134      2,129,717

CorpBanca SA

   72,913,824      481,586
         
        3,510,094

BEVERAGES – 3.54%

     

Compania Cervecerias Unidas SA

   116,964      811,159

Vina Concha y Toro SA

   367,506      743,572
         
        1,554,731

BUILDING MATERIALS – 0.76%

  

Cementos Bio Bio SA

   84,906      201,886

Salfacorp SAa

   52,992      133,002
         
        334,888

COMPUTERS – 0.64%

     

Sonda SA

   211,104      283,511
         
        283,511

ELECTRIC – 22.39%

     

Almendral SA

   8,415,990      939,413

Colbun SA

   5,377,734      846,542

Empresa Electrica del Norte Grande SAa

   81,324   

 

125,331

     

Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA

   2,935,530      4,200,908

Enersis SA

   11,680,002      3,728,672
         
        9,840,866

FOOD – 9.33%

     

Centros Comerciales Sudamericanos SA

   715,320      2,945,000

Distribucion y Servicio D&S SA

   2,342,286      1,051,840

Empresas Iansa SA

   1,346,526      102,277
         
        4,099,117

FOREST PRODUCTS & PAPER – 8.24%

Empresas CMPC SA

   80,424      3,072,051

Masisa SA

   2,585,898      549,392
         
        3,621,443
Security    Shares    Value

HEALTH CARE - SERVICES – 0.72%

Banmedica SA

   249,696    $ 317,748
         
        317,748

HOLDING COMPANIES - DIVERSIFIED – 16.27%

Empresas Copec SA

   407,142      6,991,717

Sigdo Koppers SA

   182,232      160,483
         
        7,152,200

INVESTMENT COMPANIES – 1.08%

Administradora de Fondos de Pensiones Provida SA

   189,576      473,721
         
        473,721

IRON & STEEL – 4.79%

     

CAP SA

   66,636      2,105,252
         
        2,105,252

METAL FABRICATE & HARDWARE – 0.79%

Madeco SA

   3,065,292      347,891
         
        347,891

REAL ESTATE – 0.84%

     

Parque Arauco SA

   333,000      370,236
         
        370,236

RETAIL – 5.72%

     

La Polar SA

   187,596      1,179,119

SACI Falabella SA

   257,094      1,335,818
         
        2,514,937

TELECOMMUNICATIONS – 5.55%

Compania de Telecomunicaciones de Chile SA Class A

   477,378      972,182

Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones SA

   83,358      1,468,166
         
        2,440,348

TRANSPORTATION – 1.50%

  

Compania SudAmericanade Vapores SAa

   333,900      660,875
         
        660,875

WATER – 1.12%

     

Inversiones Aguas Metropolitanas SAa

   411,498      493,751
         
        493,751
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost: $41,785,567)

     

 

41,785,542

     

 

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February 29, 2008

 

Security   Shares   Value

PREFERRED STOCKS – 4.82%

   

CHEMICALS – 4.82%

   

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA Class B

  108,774   $ 2,119,394
       
      2,119,394
       

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost: $1,934,639)

      2,119,394

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.11%

MONEY MARKET FUNDS – 0.11%

Barclays Global Investors Funds
Institutional Money Market
Fund, Institutional Shares
3.59%
b,c

  48,379     48,379
       
      48,379
       

TOTAL SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
(Cost: $48,379)

    48,379
       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN
SECURITIES – 99.99%
(Cost: $43,768,585)

    43,953,315

Other Assets, Less Liabilities – 0.01%

    5,060
       

NET ASSETS – 100.00%

    $ 43,958,375
       

 

a

Non-income earning security.

b

Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.

c

The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

See notes to financial statements.


 

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iSHARES® MSCI HONG KONG INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value

COMMON STOCKS – 99.84%

AIRLINES – 1.02%

     

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.a

   11,886,000    $ 24,808,806
         
        24,808,806

APPAREL – 0.63%

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.a

   5,094,000      15,254,535
         
        15,254,535

BANKS – 11.99%

Bank of East Asia Ltd.

   11,886,100      65,306,983

BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd.

   31,413,000      78,727,806

CITIC International Financial Holdings Ltd.

   3,396,000      1,732,776

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.a

   6,282,600      121,200,447

Wing Hang Bank Ltd.

   1,698,000      25,075,052
         
        292,043,064

CHEMICALS – 0.95%

     

Kingboard Chemical Holdings Co. Ltd.

   5,094,000      23,045,478
         
        23,045,478

DISTRIBUTION & WHOLESALE – 7.60%

Esprit Holdings Ltd.

   8,490,000      109,335,081

Li & Fung Ltd.a

   20,377,000      75,949,053
         
        185,284,134

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES – 7.46%

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd.a

   9,339,000      181,723,198
         
        181,723,198

ELECTRIC – 6.36%

CLP Holdings Ltd.

   11,037,200      87,240,500

Hongkong Electric Holdings Ltd.

   11,886,000      67,827,032
         
        155,067,532

ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION – 3.49%

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.a

   3,396,000      13,574,136

Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Co. Ltd.a

   679,200      15,189,065

New World Development Co. Ltd.a

   20,376,800      56,175,559
         
        84,938,760

 

Security    Shares    Value

FOOD – 0.71%

     

Tingyi (Cayman Islands)
Holding Corp.
a

   13,584,000    $ 17,371,402
         
        17,371,402

FOREST PRODUCTS & PAPER – 0.39%

Lee & Man Paper
Manufacturing Ltd.
a

   3,396,000      9,624,106
         
        9,624,106

GAS – 3.71%

Hong Kong and China Gas Co. Ltd. (The)

   30,564,829      90,351,200
         
        90,351,200

HOLDING COMPANIES - DIVERSIFIED – 13.76%

C C Land Holdings Ltd.a

   4,206,000      4,432,689

Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.

   18,678,800      178,129,971

Melco International Development Ltd.a

   6,792,000      9,811,787

NWS Holdings Ltd.

   1,698,000      4,997,552

Swire Pacific Ltd. Class A

   6,792,000      78,782,364

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)

   11,362,500      59,071,302
         
        335,225,665

INTERNET – 1.78%

Tencent Holdings Ltd.a

   6,792,000      43,297,565
         
        43,297,565

LODGING – 1.29%

Shangri-La Asia Ltd.a

   10,190,000      31,497,304
         
        31,497,304

MANUFACTURING – 0.30%

Fosun International Ltd.b

   9,339,000      7,393,758
         
        7,393,758

MEDIA – 0.41%

Television Broadcasts Ltd.

   1,698,000      10,038,750
         
        10,038,750

REAL ESTATE – 28.49%

Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd.

   12,683,000      193,978,266

Chinese Estates Holdings Ltd.a

   3,396,000      5,071,751

Hang Lung Development Co. Ltd.

   3,396,000      15,887,413

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

   18,678,000      69,016,406

 

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February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.a

   8,490,332    $ 67,545,970

Hopewell Holdings Ltd.

   5,094,000      23,634,709

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.a

   5,094,000      14,305,219

Kerry Properties Ltd.a

   5,094,000      34,764,628

Shui On Land Ltd.

   15,282,000      14,887,903

Shun Tak Holdings Ltd.a

   10,189,000      15,269,128

Sino Land Co. Ltd.a

   13,584,000      34,882,474

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

   11,194,000      199,978,922

Wheelock and Co. Ltd.

   1,698,000      5,052,110
         
        694,274,899

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS – 1.81%

Link REIT (The)a

   17,829,000      44,133,400
         
        44,133,400

RETAIL – 1.66%

     

Belle International Holdings Ltd.

   16,980,000      20,906,788

Giordano International Ltd.a

   6,792,000      2,863,226

Lifestyle International

Holdings Ltd.a

   5,094,000      13,552,312

Parkson Retail Group Ltd.a

   300,000      3,167,473
         
        40,489,799

SEMICONDUCTORS – 0.47%

ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.a

   1,698,000      11,457,269
         
        11,457,269

TELECOMMUNICATIONS – 2.59%

Foxconn International
Holdings Ltd.
a,b

   16,980,000      27,148,272

Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd.

   11,886,000      16,223,493

PCCW Ltd.a

   33,960,576      19,685,013
         
        63,056,778

TRANSPORTATION – 2.97%

MTR Corp. Ltd.a

   11,886,083      44,836,426

Orient Overseas
International Ltd.

   1,698,200      10,192,714

Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd.a

   10,188,000      17,415,049
         
        72,444,189
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost: $2,330,762,814)

     2,432,821,591
Security    Shares    Value  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 13.28%

 

MONEY MARKET FUNDS – 13.28%

 

Barclays Global Investors Funds
Institutional Money Market
Fund, Institutional Shares
3.59%
c,d

  

2,578,688

  

$

2,578,688

 

     
     
     

BGI Cash Premier Fund LLC
3.63%
c,d,e

  

320,970,555

  

 

320,970,555

 

     
           
        323,549,243  
           

TOTAL SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
(Cost: $323,549,243)

     323,549,243  
           

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN
SECURITIES – 113.12%
(Cost: $2,654,312,057)

     2,756,370,834  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities – (13.12)%

     (319,726,266 )
           

NET ASSETS – 100.00%

      $ 2,436,644,568  
           

 

a

All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 5.

b

Non-income earning security.

c

Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.

d

The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

e

This security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 5.

See notes to financial statements.


 

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iSHARES® MSCI JAPAN SMALL CAP INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value

COMMON STOCKS – 99.78%

     

ADVERTISING – 0.44%

     

Asatsu-DK Inc.

   800    $ 25,974

Moshi Moshi Hotline Inc.

   600      16,599
         
        42,573

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE – 0.22%

     

Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Ltd.

   2,000      21,267
         
        21,267

AGRICULTURE – 0.24%

     

Sakata Seed Corp.

   1,800      22,944
         
        22,944

APPAREL – 1.36%

     

Descente Ltd.

   2,000      10,547

Gunze Ltd.

   4,000      18,750

Japan Wool Textile Co. Ltd. (The)

   2,000      17,194

Katakura Industries Co. Ltd.

   800      13,640

Renown Inc.a

   1,200      4,784

Sanei-International Co. Ltd.

   400      5,925

Sanyo Shokai Ltd.

   2,000      10,624

Tokyo Style Co. Ltd.

   2,000      19,115

Wacoal Holdings Corp.

   2,000      30,335
         
        130,914

AUTO MANUFACTURERS – 0.61%

Kanto Auto Works Ltd.

   1,200      16,472

Nissan Shatai Co. Ltd.

   2,000      17,367

Shinmaywa Industries Ltd.

   2,000      6,820

Toyota Auto Body Co. Ltd.

   1,000      17,847
         
        58,506

AUTO PARTS & EQUIPMENT – 3.97%

Aisan Industry Co. Ltd.

   600      6,357

Akebono Brake Industry Co. Ltd.

   1,800      12,207

Bosch Corp.

   4,000      16,829

Calsonic Kansei Corp.

   4,000      16,752

Exedy Corp.

   800      24,283

FCC Co. Ltd.

   1,000      13,746

Futaba Industrial Co. Ltd.

   1,200      29,451

Kayaba Industry Co. Ltd.

   4,000      16,637

Keihin Corp.

   1,000      16,406

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

   2,000      26,685

Musashi Seimitsu Industry Co. Ltd.

   600      12,564

Nifco Inc.

   1,000      21,853
Security    Shares    Value

Nissin Kogyo Co. Ltd.

   800    $ 14,401

Press Kogyo Co. Ltd.

   2,000      7,992

Riken Corp.

   4,000      16,752

Sanden Corp.

   4,000      18,981

Showa Corp.

   1,600      14,355

T. RAD Co. Ltd.

   2,000      11,565

Takata Corp.

   400      10,259

Topre Corp.

   1,600      14,831

Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd.

   4,000      11,219

TS Tech Co. Ltd.

   400      15,292

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (The)

   6,000      31,468
         
        380,885

BANKS – 12.12%

     

Aichi Bank Ltd. (The)

   200      15,907

Akita Bank Ltd. (The)

   6,000      25,820

Awa Bank Ltd. (The)

   6,000      32,794

Bank of Ikeda Ltd. (The)

   600      17,175

Bank of Iwate Ltd. (The)

   400      24,821

Bank of Nagoya Ltd. (The)

   4,000      23,323

Bank of Okinawa Ltd. (The)

   600      20,864

Bank of Saga Ltd. (The)

   4,000      12,411

Bank of the Ryukyus Ltd.

   1,200      10,904

Chiba Kogyo Bank Ltd. (The)a

   1,000      12,920

Chugoku Bank Ltd. (The)

   4,000      54,676

Chukyo Bank Ltd. (The)

   4,000      11,335

Daishi Bank Ltd. (The)

   8,000      30,661

Ehime Bank Ltd. (The)

   6,000      20,691

Eighteenth Bank Ltd. (The)

   6,000      21,613

Fukui Bank Ltd. (The)

   8,000      22,823

Higashi-Nippon Bank Ltd. (The)

   4,000      14,024

Higo Bank Ltd. (The)

   4,000      23,515

Hokkoku Bank Ltd. (The)

   8,000      36,117

Hokuetsu Bank Ltd. (The)

   8,000      18,443

Hyakugo Bank Ltd. (The)

   6,000      34,523

Hyakujushi Bank Ltd. (The)

   6,000      29,797

Iyo Bank Ltd. (The)

   6,000      59,248

Juroku Bank Ltd. (The)

   8,000      41,958

Kagoshima Bank Ltd. (The)

   4,000      28,049

Kansai Urban Banking Corp.

   4,000      11,911

Kanto Tsukuba Bank Ltd. (The)

   1,600      8,730

Keiyo Bank Ltd. (The)

   6,000      34,235

Kiyo Holdings Inc.

   16,000      24,744

 

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Security    Shares    Value

Michinoku Bank Ltd. (The)

   6,000    $ 17,924

Mie Bank Ltd. (The)

   2,000      9,855

Minato Bank Ltd. (The)

   4,000      7,685

Miyazaki Bank Ltd. (The)

   6,000      24,898

Musashino Bank Ltd. (The)

   800      32,967

Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank Ltd. (The)

   6,000      33,428

Oita Bank Ltd. (The)

   4,000      26,012

San-in Godo Bank Ltd. (The)

   4,000      32,698

Shiga Bank Ltd.

   6,000      38,903

Shikoku Bank Ltd. (The)

   4,000      14,831

Shonai Bank Ltd. (The)

   2,000      4,457

Tochigi Bank Ltd. (The)

   2,000      11,834

Toho Bank Ltd. (The)

   6,000      24,322

Tokushima Bank Ltd. (The)

   2,000      11,066

Tokyo Tomin Bank Ltd. (The)

   800      18,212

Yachiyo Bank Ltd. (The)

   4      16,330

Yamagata Bank Ltd. (The)

   4,000      22,324

Yamaguchi Financial Group Inc.

   6,000      67,259

Yamanashi Chuo Bank Ltd. (The)

   4,000      23,284
         
        1,162,321

BEVERAGES – 0.55%

Kagome Co. Ltd.

   1,600      27,910

Takara Holdings Inc.

   4,000      24,514
         
        52,424

BIOTECHNOLOGY – 0.20%

AnGes MG Inc.a

   2      8,856

Takara Bio Inc.a

   4      10,297
         
        19,153

BUILDING MATERIALS – 1.41%

  

Central Glass Co. Ltd.

   6,000      26,973

Nichias Corp.

   2,000      9,087

Rinnai Corp.

   1,000      31,315

Sanwa Holdings Corp.

   6,000      29,509

Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co. Ltd.

   10,000      20,748

Takara Standard Co. Ltd.

   4,000      17,213
         
        134,845

CHEMICALS – 4.97%

Adeka Corp.

   2,400      24,391

Aica Kogyo Co. Ltd.

   2,000      18,289

Air Water Inc.

   4,000      42,303

Arisawa Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

   1,000      7,925

 

Security    Shares    Value

Chugoku Marine Paints Ltd.

   2,000    $ 16,695

Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

   2,000      7,685

Earth Chemical Co. Ltd.

   400      10,124

Fujimi Inc.

   400      5,298

Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha Ltd.a

   8,000      18,212

Lintec Corp.

   1,000      15,504

Nihon Nohyaku Co. Ltd.

   2,000      14,255

Nihon Parkerizing Co. Ltd.

   2,000      28,183

Nippon Carbon Co. Ltd.

   2,000      8,030

Nippon Kayaku Co. Ltd.

   4,000      24,091

Nippon Paint Co. Ltd.

   6,000      23,515

Nippon Soda Co. Ltd.

   4,000      14,178

Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co. Ltd. (The)

   2,000      12,084

NOF Corp.

   4,000      15,830

Sakai Chemical Industry Co. Ltd.

   2,000      8,146

Sumitomo Bakelite Co. Ltd.

   6,000      33,197

Taiyo Ink Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

   400      9,798

Takasago International Corp.

   2,000      16,003

Toagosei Co. Ltd.

   6,000      20,806

Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd.

   4,000      35,042

Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co. Ltd.

   1,200      25,820

Toyo Ink Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

   6,000      21,094
         
        476,498

COMMERCIAL SERVICES – 2.26%

Aeon Delight Co. Ltd.

   400      8,395

Daiseki Co. Ltd.

   660      19,083

Goodwill Group Inc. (The)a

   36      6,484

Intelligence Ltd.

   4      4,572

K.K. DaVinci Advisorsa

   26      22,452

Meitec Corp.

   1,000      29,682

Nichii Gakkan Co.

   600      8,132

Nissha Printing Co. Ltd.

   600      25,647

Park 24 Co. Ltd.

   2,200      18,977

Sohgo Security Services Co. Ltd.

   1,400      19,553

So-Net M3 Inc.a

   2      8,587

TIS Inc.

   1,000      18,587

Toppan Forms Co. Ltd.

   1,600      17,198

Zenrin Co. Ltd.

   400      9,779
         
        217,128

 

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Security    Shares    Value

COMPUTERS – 0.67%

DTS Corp.

   800    $ 13,548

Hitachi Information Systems Ltd.

   600      11,930

Net One Systems Co. Ltd.

   14      15,331

NS Solutions Corp.

   600      17,290

Roland DG Corp.

   200      6,513
         
        64,612

COSMETICS & PERSONAL CARE – 1.09%

Aderans Holdings Co. Ltd.

   1,000      18,270

Fancl Corp.

   1,000      13,208

Kose Corp.

   800      18,404

Lion Corp.

   4,000      19,211

Mandom Corp.

   1,200      35,272
         
        104,365

DISTRIBUTION & WHOLESALE – 1.83%

  

Doshisha Co. Ltd.

   600      9,475

Green Hospital Supply Inc.

   8      6,716

Hanwa Co. Ltd.

   6,000      28,241

Inaba Denki Sangyo Co. Ltd.

   800      28,740

Iwatani International Corp.

   8,000      22,669

Japan Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd.

   2,000      7,396

JFE Shoji Holdings Inc.

   2,000      13,333

Kanematsu Corp.a

   10,000      14,409

Matsuda Sangyo Co. Ltd.

   400      11,239

Nagase & Co. Ltd.

   2,000      20,691

Sumikin Bussan Corp.

   2,000      6,743

Trusco Nakayama Corp.

   400      6,125
         
        175,777

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES – 3.62%

Aizawa Securities Co. Ltd.

   1,200      6,916

Asset Managers Co. Ltd.

   10      9,125

Fuyo General Lease Co. Ltd.

   400      12,103

Hitachi Credit Corp.

   1,000      14,312

IBJ Leasing Co. Ltd.

   800      15,523

Ichiyoshi Securities Co. Ltd.

   1,200      12,772

Jaccs Co. Ltd.

   4,000      17,175

Japan Securities Finance Co. Ltd.

   2,200      16,589

Kenedix Inc.

   14      18,962

Marusan Securities Co. Ltd.

   1,800      16,633

Mitsubishi UFJ NICOS Co. Ltd.a

   10,000      28,049

Mizuho Investors Securities Co. Ltd.

   8,000      11,219

NIS Group Co. Ltd.a

   2,800      4,761
Security    Shares    Value

Okasan Holdings Inc.

   4,000    $ 22,785

OMC Card Inc.a

   1,800      8,507

Orient Corp.a

   6,000      8,876

Osaka Securities Exchange Co. Ltd.

   6      31,468

Pacific Management Corp.

   10      7,944

Ricoh Leasing Co. Ltd.

   600      13,775

Risa Partners Inc.

   4      8,030

Secured Capital Japan Co. Ltd.

   4      4,611

SFCG Co. Ltd.

   100      12,199

SPARX Group Co. Ltd.

   22      11,412

Tokai Tokyo Securities Co. Ltd.

   6,000      25,647

Toyo Securities Co. Ltd.

   2,000      7,704
         
        347,097

ELECTRIC – 0.17%

Okinawa Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

   400      16,022
         
        16,022

ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS &
EQUIPMENT – 0.97%

Funai Electric Co. Ltd.

   600      17,175

GS Yuasa Corp.

   10,000      25,263

Shinko Electric Co. Ltd.

   4,000      13,025

SMK Corp.

   2,000      11,988

Toshiba Tec Corp.

   4,000      25,474
         
        92,925

ELECTRONICS – 5.34%

Anritsu Corp.

   4,000      13,141

Chiyoda Integre Co. Ltd.

   600      10,316

CMK Corp.

   1,400      11,323

Cosel Co. Ltd.

   1,000      10,537

Dainippon Screen
Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

   6,000      26,857

Eizo Nanao Corp.

   400      9,721

Fujitsu General Ltd.a

   2,000      7,320

Furuno Electric Co. Ltd.

   800      10,359

Futaba Corp.

   1,000      17,867

Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.

   1,600      49,027

HORIBA Ltd.

   600      20,057

Hosiden Corp.

   1,200      21,083

JEOL Ltd.

   2,000      7,454

Kaga Electronics Co. Ltd.

   1,000      12,728

Koa Corp.

   1,600      10,436

Kuroda Electric Co. Ltd.

   1,000      15,744

Meiko Electronics Co. Ltd.

   200      5,840

 

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Security    Shares    Value

Micronics Japan Co. Ltd.

   400    $ 13,333

Nichicon Corp.

   1,800      14,213

Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co. Ltd.

   400      13,602

Nippon Chemi-Con Corp.

   4,000      18,174

Nitto Kogyo Corp.

   600      7,003

Ryosan Co. Ltd.

   1,200      28,817

Sodick Co. Ltd.

   1,800      8,714

Star Micronics Co. Ltd.

   1,000      16,339

Tamura Corp.

   2,000      7,339

Tokyo Seimitsu Co. Ltd.b

   1,000      18,760

Toyo Corp.

   1,200      16,357

ULVAC Inc.

   800      34,580

Wacom Co. Ltd.

   8      18,750

Yamatake Corp.

   1,400      36,041
         
        511,832

ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION – 3.30%

Chudenko Corp.

   600      9,095

COMSYS Holdings Corp.

   4,000      32,851

Japan Airport Terminal Co. Ltd.

   1,200      22,673

Kandenko Co. Ltd.

   2,000      10,835

Kyowa Exeo Corp.

   2,000      14,024

Maeda Corp.

   6,000      19,423

Maeda Road Construction Co. Ltd.

   2,000      16,618

Nippo Corp.

   2,000      13,275

Nishimatsu Construction Co. Ltd.

   8,000      20,518

Okumura Corp.

   4,000      17,175

Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd.a

   7,000      9,010

Shinko Plantech Co. Ltd.

   1,000      13,659

SHO-BOND Holdings Co. Ltd.a

   800      9,460

Taihei Kogyo Co. Ltd.

   2,000      8,184

Taikisha Ltd.

   1,200      14,017

Takasago Thermal Engineering Co. Ltd.

   2,000      15,273

Toda Corp.

   6,000      26,224

Tokyu Construction Co. Ltd.

   2,240      6,864

Toshiba Plant Systems & Services Corp.

   2,000      17,963

Toyo Engineering Corp.

   4,000      18,981
         
        316,122

ENTERTAINMENT – 0.88%

Avex Group Holdings Inc.

   800      9,191

Resorttrust Inc.

   1,000      15,311

Shochiku Co. Ltd.

   2,000      13,237

Toei Co. Ltd.

   2,000      11,181

 

Security    Shares    Value

Tokyotokeiba Co. Ltd.

   4,000    $ 7,723

USJ Co. Ltd.

   24      15,861

Yoshimoto Kogyo Co. Ltd.

   1,000      12,439
         
        84,943

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL – 0.18%

Asahi Pretec Corp.

   600      17,233
         
        17,233

FOOD – 3.54%

Ariake Japan Co. Ltd.

   600      8,046

Ezaki Glico Co. Ltd.

   2,000      21,651

Fuji Oil Co. Ltd.

   3,000      26,454

House Foods Corp.

   1,800      27,509

Itoham Foods Inc.

   4,000      22,170

J-Oil Mills Inc.

   2,000      5,053

Maruha Nichiro Holdings Inc.

   10,000      14,793

Meiji Seika Kaisha Ltd.

   8,000      37,808

Mitsui Sugar Co. Ltd.

   2,000      7,262

Morinaga & Co. Ltd.

   10,000      21,517

Morinaga Milk Industry Co. Ltd.

   6,000      16,022

Nichirei Corp.

   6,000      29,970

Nippon Beet Sugar Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

   2,000      4,361

Nippon Flour Mills Co. Ltd.

   6,000      24,494

Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

   5,800      22,564

Nisshin OilliO Group Ltd. (The)

   4,000      13,141

Q.P. Corp.

   2,400      23,999

Snow Brand Milk Products Co. Ltd.

   5,000      12,824
         
        339,638

FOREST PRODUCTS & PAPER – 1.12%

Daio Paper Corp.

   2,000      14,466

Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd.

   3,000      13,371

Mitsubishi Paper Mills Ltd.

   8,000      15,139

Rengo Co. Ltd.

   6,000      32,794

Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd.

   4,000      31,622
         
        107,392

GAS – 0.94%

Saibu Gas Co. Ltd.

   12,000      26,742

Toho Gas Co. Ltd.

   12,000      63,282
         
        90,024

HAND & MACHINE TOOLS – 1.35%

DISCO Corp.

   600      28,759

Hitachi Koki Co. Ltd.

   1,400      20,024

 

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Security    Shares    Value

Meidensha Corp.

   4,000    $ 9,414

Mori Seiki Co. Ltd.

   2,000      36,694

OSG Corp.

   2,000      20,172

Union Tool Co.

   400      14,485
         
        129,548

HEALTH CARE - PRODUCTS – 2.09%

Hogy Medical Co. Ltd.

   400      18,981

Nakanishi Inc.

   200      24,014

Nihon Kohden Corp.

   800      16,291

Nipro Corp.

   2,000      38,615

Shimadzu Corp.

   6,000      57,576

Sysmex Corp.

   800      32,659

Topcon Corp.

   1,400      12,265
         
        200,401

HOME BUILDERS – 0.22%

     

PanaHome Corp.

   2,000      12,968

Token Corp.

   240      8,668
         
        21,636

HOME FURNISHINGS – 1.35%

     

Alpine Electronics Inc.

   1,200      14,397

Canon Electronics Inc.

   400      9,145

Daiwa Industries Ltd.

   2,000      9,414

Foster Electric Co. Ltd.

   600      15,359

Hitachi Maxell Ltd.

   1,200      13,313

Juki Corp.

   4,000      18,174

Kenwood Corp.

   10,000      11,047

Nidec Sankyo Corp.

   2,000      16,579

Noritz Corp.

   1,000      11,037

Victor Co. of Japan Ltd.a

   6,000      11,354
         
        129,819

HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS & WARES – 0.19%

Pilot Corp.

   10      17,867
         
        17,867

HOUSEWARES – 0.40%

     

Noritake Co. Ltd.

   4,000      16,868

Sangetsu Co. Ltd.

   1,000      21,805
         
        38,673

INSURANCE – 0.23%

     

Nissay Dowa General
Insurance Co. Ltd.

   4,000      22,170
         
        22,170
Security    Shares    Value

INTERNET – 1.79%

     

Access Co. Ltd.a

   6    $ 21,901

CyberAgent Inc.

   12      14,639

Dena Co. Ltd.

   6      39,710

eAccess Ltd.

   32      20,902

En-Japan Inc.

   2      4,745

Index Holdings

   26      4,248

Internet Initiative Japan Inc.

   2      6,820

kabu.Com Securities Co. Ltd.

   10      12,295

Kakaku.Com Inc.

   2      11,604

Monex Beans Holdings Inc.

   24      13,809

Opt Inc.

   4      11,873

So-Net Entertainment Corp.

   2      8,760
         
        171,306

IRON & STEEL – 1.61%

     

Aichi Steel Corp.

   4,000      20,326

Godo Steel Ltd.

   4,000      13,102

Mitsubishi Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

   4,000      14,485

Nippon Metal Industry Co. Ltd.

   4,000      15,062

Nippon Yakin Kogyo Co. Ltd.

   3,000      29,393

Sanyo Special Steel Co. Ltd.

   4,000      24,744

TOPY Industries Ltd.

   6,000      16,426

Yodogawa Steel Works Ltd.

   4,000      20,671
         
        154,209

LEISURE TIME – 1.40%

     

Accordia Golf Co. Ltd.a

   16      15,000

Aruze Corp.

   400      12,948

Daiichikosho Co. Ltd.

   1,200      11,884

Fields Corp.

   6      8,126

Heiwa Corp.

   1,000      10,134

HIS Co. Ltd.

   600      10,144

Mizuno Corp.

   2,000      13,121

Pacific Golf Group International
Holdings K.K.
a

   12      11,273

Roland Corp.

   600      12,507

Round One Corp.

   8      9,298

Tokyo Dome Corp.

   4,000      19,596
         
        134,031

LODGING – 0.13%

     

Fujita Kanko Inc.

   2,000      12,660
         
        12,660

 

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Security    Shares    Value

MACHINERY – 3.91%

     

Aida Engineering Ltd.

   2,000    $ 12,046

CKD Corp.

   1,800      12,086

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

   2,000      26,857

Daihen Corp.

   2,000      7,396

Fuji Machine Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

   1,000      22,189

Furukawa Co. Ltd.

   8,000      15,446

Iseki & Co. Ltd.a

   6,000      8,587

Komori Corp.

   1,400      29,720

Makino Milling Machine Co. Ltd.

   2,000      14,639

Max Co. Ltd.

   2,000      23,976

Miura Co. Ltd.

   800      19,135

Modec Inc.

   400      13,371

Nabtesco Corp.

   2,000      27,030

Nippon Thompson Co. Ltd.

   2,000      12,238

Obara Corp.

   400      7,677

Shima Seiki Manufacturing Ltd.

   600      26,166

Sintokogio Ltd.

   1,600      15,446

Tadano Ltd.

   2,000      20,287

Takeuchi Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

   200      5,149

Toshiba Machine Co. Ltd.

   2,000      15,619

Toyo Kanetsu K.K.

   6,000      14,063

Tsubakimoto Chain Co.

   4,000      25,590
         
        374,713

MANUFACTURING – 1.96%

Amano Corp.

   2,000      23,323

ARRK Corp.

   2,000      7,492

Glory Ltd.

   1,400      32,410

Kureha Corp.

   6,000      36,367

Nikkiso Co. Ltd.

   2,000      13,256

Nitta Corp.

   800      12,533

Noritsu Koki Co. Ltd.

   400      7,554

Tamron Co. Ltd.

   400      9,817

Tenma Corp.

   1,000      14,841

Tokai Rubber Industries Ltd.

   800      12,726

Toyo Tanso Co. Ltd.

   200      17,540
         
        187,859

MEDIA – 0.35%

     

Kadokawa Group Holdings Inc.

   600      13,486

SKY Perfect JSAT Corp.

   38      11,370

Usen Corp.

   1,440      8,534
         
        33,390
Security    Shares    Value

METAL FABRICATE & HARDWARE – 1.86%

Ahresty Corp.

   600    $ 7,665

Kitz Corp.

   2,000      11,392

Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.

   1,200      36,079

Misumi Group Inc.

   2,000      32,333

Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp.

   6,000      21,613

Neturen Co. Ltd.

   1,400      14,806

Ryobi Ltd.

   4,000      17,021

Tocalo Co. Ltd.

   600      10,593

Toho Zinc Co. Ltd.

   4,000      27,242
         
        178,744

MINING – 1.31%

     

Mitsui Mining Co. Ltd.a

   3,000      10,778

Nippon Denko Co. Ltd.

   2,000      18,712

Nippon Light Metal Co. Ltd.

   14,000      22,055

Nittetsu Mining Co. Ltd.

   2,000      13,390

Pacific Metals Co. Ltd.

   4,000      49,373

Sumitomo Light Metal Industries Ltd.

   8,000      11,066
         
        125,374

OFFICE & BUSINESS EQUIPMENT – 0.11%

Canon Finetech Inc.

   800      10,205
         
        10,205

OFFICE FURNISHINGS – 0.46%

     

Itoki Corp.

   1,400      8,889

Kokuyo Co. Ltd.

   2,400      19,849

Okamura Corp.

   2,000      15,292
         
        44,030

OIL & GAS – 0.11%

     

AOC Holdings Inc.

   1,000      10,566
         
        10,566

PACKAGING & CONTAINERS – 0.17%

FP Corp.

   400      10,624

Fuji Seal International Inc.

   400      5,906
         
        16,530

PHARMACEUTICALS – 3.30%

     

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co. Inc.

   1,600      51,486

Kaken Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

   2,000      16,041

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

   600      23,745

Miraca Holdings Inc.

   1,200      25,993

Mochida Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

   2,000      19,711

Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

   600      15,907

 

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Security    Shares    Value

Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd.

   2,000    $ 20,306

Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

   2,000      24,033

Sawai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.b

   400      18,712

Seikagaku Corp.

   1,000      10,701

Toho Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

   800      17,751

Towa Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

   200      9,260

Toyama Chemical Co. Ltd.a,b

   4,000      33,620

Tsumura & Co.

   1,400      29,182
         
        316,448

REAL ESTATE – 1.42%

     

Ardepro Co. Ltd.

   34      4,977

Arealink Co. Ltd.

   18      1,432

Atrium Co. Ltd.

   400      7,389

Creed Corp.

   4      5,456

Daibiru Corp.

   1,000      9,510

Daikyo Inc.

   4,000      9,721

Goldcrest Co. Ltd.

   420      11,599

Heiwa Real Estate Co. Ltd.

   4,000      20,671

Idu Co.

   6      5,596

Japan General Estate Co. Ltd. (The)

   1,000      9,779

Joint Corp.

   600      7,953

Shoei Co. Ltd.

   800      11,327

Sumitomo Real Estate Sales Co. Ltd.

   200      8,587

SURUGA CORP.

   600      6,824

TOC Co. Ltd.

   2,000      15,465
         
        136,286

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTTRUSTS – 4.67%

Creed Office Investment Corp.

   4      14,447

DA Office Investment Corp.

   4      18,981

Frontier Real Estate Investment Corp.

   2      14,428

Fukuoka REIT Corp.

   2      12,756

Global One Real Estate Investment Corp.

   2      24,014

Hankyu REIT Inc.

   2      12,910

Japan Excellent Inc.

   4      26,320

Japan Hotel and Resort Inc.

   4      14,063

Japan Logistics Fund Inc.

   4      25,474

Kenedix Realty Investment Corp.

   4      24,514

MID REIT Inc.

   4      14,754

Mori Hills REIT Investment Corp.

   2      13,525

MORI TRUST Sogo REIT Inc.

   2      18,155

New City Residence Investment Corp.

   4      14,716

Nippon Accommodations Fund Inc.

   2      11,469
Security    Shares    Value

Nippon Commercial Investment Corp.

   6    $ 27,549

Nippon Residential Investment Corp.

   6      23,227

ORIX JREIT Inc.

   6      34,696

Premier Investment Co.

   4      24,168

TOKYU REIT Inc.

   4      33,274

Top REIT Inc.

   4      18,289

United Urban Investment Corp.

   4      25,820
         
        447,549

RETAIL – 8.11%

     

ABC-Mart Inc.

   600      12,074

Aoki Holdings Inc.

   600      10,806

Arcs Co. Ltd.

   800      10,512

Askul Corp.

   600      12,507

Autobacs Seven Co. Ltd.

   1,000      22,765

Best Denki Co. Ltd.

   2,000      15,965

Chiyoda Co. Ltd.

   800      11,803

Circle K Sunkus Co. Ltd.

   1,200      18,120

Culture Convenience Club Co. Ltd.

   2,400      9,544

Daiei Inc. (The)a

   1,500      9,783

DCM Japan Holdings Co. Ltd.

   1,800      9,613

Don Quijote Co. Ltd.

   1,200      19,411

Doutor Nichires Holdings Co. Ltd.

   1,200      21,751

Duskin Co. Ltd.

   1,000      17,002

EDION Corp.

   1,800      17,878

GEO Corp.

   6      6,224

Gulliver International Co. Ltd.

   160      6,516

H2O Retailing Corp.

   4,000      29,048

Heiwado Co. Ltd.

   1,000      15,628

Honeys Co. Ltd.

   380      6,322

Izumi Co. Ltd.

   1,400      20,226

Izumiya Co. Ltd.

   4,000      19,442

Joshin Denki Co. Ltd.

   2,000      17,290

Kisoji Co. Ltd.

   400      8,242

Kohnan Shoji Co. Ltd.

   600      7,152

Komeri Co. Ltd.

   800      18,866

K’s Holdings Corp.

   1,000      18,145

Maruetsu Inc. (The)a

   2,000      15,465

Matsumotokiyoshi Co. Ltd.a

   1,200      24,494

Matsuya Co. Ltd.

   800      16,868

McDonald’s Holdings Co. (Japan) Ltd.

   1,200      19,492

Nishimatsuya Chain Co. Ltd.

   1,400      13,529

Nissen Holdings Co. Ltd.

   1,400      9,535

 

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Security    Shares    Value

Parco Co. Ltd.

   1,200    $ 14,754

Paris Miki Inc.

   1,000      13,765

Plenus Co. Ltd.

   800      9,521

Point Inc.

   360      13,383

Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd.

   600      32,102

Saizeriya Co. Ltd.

   800      7,792

San-A & Co. Ltd.

   200      5,418

Sankyo-Tateyama Holdings Inc.

   10,000      12,968

Seiko Corp.

   2,000      10,067

Senshukai Co. Ltd.

   1,200      8,668

Shimachu Co. Ltd.

   1,000      26,079

St. Marc Holdings Co. Ltd.

   200      6,455

Sugi Pharmacy Co. Ltd.

   600      16,310

Sundrug Co. Ltd.

   800      20,402

Tsuruha Holdings Inc.

   400      13,025

United Arrows Ltd.

   1,000      7,963

Valor Co. Ltd.

   1,000      10,605

Watami Co. Ltd.

   800      12,449

Xebio Co. Ltd.

   600      12,795

Yoshinoya Holdings Co. Ltd.

   12      20,172

Zensho Co. Ltd.

   1,600      11,235
         
        777,946

SEMICONDUCTORS – 0.38%

     

Mimasu Semiconductor Industry Co. Ltd.

   600      11,556

Sanken Electric Co. Ltd.

   2,000      11,988

Sumco Techxiv Corp.

   200      4,803

United Technology Holdings Co. Ltd.

   4      7,953
         
        36,300

SHIPBUILDING – 0.41%

     

Hitachi Zosen Corp.a

   16,000      16,599

Namura Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.

   600      6,651

Sasebo Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.

   4,000      16,445
         
        39,695

SOFTWARE – 1.60%

     

Capcom Co. Ltd.

   1,000      27,953

Fuji Soft ABC Inc.

   800      12,449

Hitachi Software Engineering Co. Ltd.

   800      19,211

INTEC Holdings Ltd.

   1,200      17,290

Koei Co. Ltd.

   600      9,948

Nihon Unisys Ltd.

   1,400      17,012

NSD Co. Ltd.

   1,000      14,264
Security    Shares    Value

Obic Business Consultants Co. Ltd.

   200    $ 11,565

Sumisho Computer Systems Corp.

   600      11,486

Works Applications Co. Ltd.

   10      12,679
         
        153,857

STORAGE & WAREHOUSING – 0.57%

  

Mitsui-Soko Co. Ltd.

   4,000      22,516

Shibusawa Warehouse Co. Ltd. (The)

   2,000      12,564

Sumitomo Warehouse Co. Ltd. (The)

   4,000      19,634
         
        54,714

TELECOMMUNICATIONS – 1.07%

Denki Kogyo Co. Ltd.

   2,000      11,777

Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.

   2,000      22,938

Invoice Inc.

   240      5,268

Japan Radio Co. Ltd.

   2,000      5,706

Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd.a,b

   16,000      29,048

Okinawa Cellular Telephone Co.

   4      6,839

Telepark Corp.

   8      8,069

Uniden Corp.

   2,000      12,641
         
        102,286

TEXTILES – 0.95%

     

Daiwabo Co. Ltd.

   4,000      10,220

Kurabo Industries Ltd.

   6,000      12,852

Nitto Boseki Co. Ltd.

   6,000      12,507

Seiren Co. Ltd.

   1,600      10,866

Toyobo Co. Ltd.

   16,000      33,044

Unitika Ltd.

   12,000      12,103
         
        91,592

TOYS, GAMES & HOBBIES – 0.27%

  

Sanrio Co. Ltd.

   1,200      10,524

Tomy Co. Ltd.

   2,000      15,139
         
        25,663

TRANSPORTATION – 3.92%

     

Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha

   4,000      29,854

Fukuyama Transporting Co. Ltd.

   4,000      14,716

Hitachi Transport System Ltd.

   1,000      12,343

Iino Kaiun Kaisha Ltd.

   2,000      18,481

Inui Steamship Co. Ltd.

   400      6,182

Keihan Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

   12,000      50,718

Kintetsu World Express Inc.

   400      9,471

Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd.

   20,000      63,782

Nippon Konpo Unyu Soko Co. Ltd.

   2,000      27,549

 

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iSHARES® MSCI JAPAN SMALL CAP INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security   Shares   Value  

Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co. Ltd.

  8,000   $ 29,432  

Sagami Railway Co. Ltd.

  10,000     38,615  

Sankyu Inc.

  6,000     29,048  

Seino Holdings Co. Ltd.

  4,000     26,857  

Shinwa Kaiun Kaisha Ltd.

  2,000     13,563  

Yusen Air & Sea Service Co. Ltd.

  400     5,932  
         
      376,543  

VENTURE CAPITAL – 0.11%

 

Japan Asia Investment Co. Ltd.

  2,000     10,643  
         
      10,643  
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost: $9,376,751)

   

 

9,570,693

 

   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.63%

 

MONEY MARKET FUNDS – 0.63%

 

Barclays Global Investors Funds
Institutional Money Market
Fund, Institutional Shares
3.59%
c,d

 

6,977

 

 

6,977

 

   
   
   
   
   

BGI Cash Premier Fund LLC
3.63%
c,d,e

  52,980     52,980  
         
      59,957  
         

TOTAL SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
(Cost: $59,957)

   

 

59,957

 

   
         

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN
SECURITIES – 100.41%
(Cost: $9,436,708)

   

 

9,630,650

 

   
   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities – (0.41)%

    (39,036 )
         

NET ASSETS – 100.00%

    $ 9,591,614  
         

 

a

Non-income earning security.

b

All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 5.

c

Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.

d

The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

e

This security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 5.

See notes to financial statements.


 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

iSHARES® MSCI MALAYSIA INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value

COMMON STOCKS – 99.75%

AGRICULTURE – 14.59%

Asiatic Development Bhd

   3,205,957    $ 9,333,354

British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Bhd

   2,164,400      29,134,200

IOI Corp. Bhd

   54,264,630      136,744,489

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd

   6,957,000      40,289,404
         
        215,501,447

AIRLINES – 0.91%

AirAsia Bhda

   12,986,400      6,341,770

Malaysian Airline System Bhda

   5,565,600      7,178,047
         
        13,519,817

AUTO MANUFACTURERS – 0.53%

DRB-Hicom Bhd

   5,101,800      2,251,851

Proton Holdings Bhda

   4,328,800      5,555,824
         
        7,807,675

AUTO PARTS & EQUIPMENT – 1.42%

UMW Holdings Bhd

   9,585,200      21,003,725
         
        21,003,725

BANKS – 25.07%

     

Alliance Financial Group Bhd

   11,285,800      10,139,379

AMMB Holdings Bhd

   26,127,437      30,425,439

Bumiputra-Commerce Holdings Bhd

   41,587,432      136,693,704

Hong Leong Bank Bhd

   7,884,600      13,821,806

Malayan Banking Bhd

   40,041,400      114,063,778

Public Bank Bhd

   17,160,600      56,942,357

RHB Capital Bhd

   5,411,000      8,401,490
         
        370,487,953

BEVERAGES – 0.14%

     

Guinness Anchor Bhd

   1,265,375      2,138,997
         
        2,138,997

BUILDING MATERIALS – 0.61%

Lafarge Malayan Cement Bhd

   5,565,660      9,059,769
         
        9,059,769

COMMERCIAL SERVICES – 1.64%

PLUS Expressways Bhd

   24,736,000      24,159,124
         
        24,159,124

 

Security    Shares    Value

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES – 1.74%

Bursa Malaysia Bhd

   5,101,800    $ 18,206,455

Hong Leong Credit Bhd

   3,555,800      5,209,311

TA Enterprise Bhd

   6,493,200      2,276,533
         
        25,692,299

ELECTRIC – 4.91%

Tenaga Nasional Bhd

   21,334,850      60,441,506

YTL Power International Bhd

   15,305,413      12,121,676
         
        72,563,182

ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION – 6.99%

Gamuda Bhd

   26,127,400      32,224,747

IJM Corp. Bhd

   9,739,800      22,104,727

Malaysian Resources Corp. Bhda

   6,957,000      4,377,389

MMC Corp. Bhd

   9,894,400      11,769,829

YTL Corp. Bhd

   13,604,888      32,793,125
         
        103,269,817

ENTERTAINMENT – 3.52%

Berjaya Sports Toto Bhd

   12,213,400      19,689,782

Magnum Corp. Bhd

   13,141,000      13,739,534

Tanjong PLC

   3,710,400      18,583,941
         
        52,013,257

FOOD – 1.77%

PPB Group Bhd

   7,730,066      26,133,890
         
        26,133,890

GAS – 1.75%

Petronas Gas Bhd

   8,193,800      25,906,208
         
        25,906,208

HOLDING COMPANIES - DIVERSIFIED – 10.83%

Mulpha International Bhda

   6,338,600      2,043,750

Multi-Purpose Holdings Bhd

   4,792,600      3,090,548

Sime Darby Bhda

   39,577,625      143,715,903

UEM World Bhd

   10,203,600      11,179,402
         
        160,029,603

LODGING – 8.21%

Genting Bhd

   30,456,200      65,307,550

Resorts World Bhd

   47,771,400      55,928,952
         
        121,236,502

 

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iSHARES® MSCI MALAYSIA INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value

MEDIA – 1.06%

     

Astro All Asia Networks PLC

   6,184,000    $ 7,278,710

Media Prima Bhd

   5,874,800      4,450,467

Star Publications (Malaysia) Bhd

   3,555,860      3,895,918
         
        15,625,095

METAL FABRICATE & HARDWARE – 1.22%

KNM Group Bhd

   9,430,600      18,008,033
         
        18,008,033

OIL & GAS – 1.00%

     

Petronas Dagangan Bhd

   4,174,200      10,976,140

Shell Refining Co. (FOM) Bhd

   1,082,200      3,760,344
         
        14,736,484

OIL & GAS SERVICES – 0.12%

Scomi Group Bhd

   5,411,000      1,812,418
         
        1,812,418

REAL ESTATE – 2.46%

  

IGB Corp. Bhd

   12,058,800      7,247,737

IOI Properties Bhd

   773,050      3,097,524

KLCC Property Holdings Bhd

   6,802,400      6,771,524

SP Setia Bhd

   12,368,000      19,280,839
         
        36,397,624

SEMICONDUCTORS – 0.15%

Malaysian Pacific Industries Bhd

   773,000      2,153,608
         
        2,153,608

TELECOMMUNICATIONS – 5.36%

DiGi.Com Bhd

   2,473,600      18,506,508

Telekom Malaysia Bhd

   17,006,000      60,688,183
         
        79,194,691

TRANSPORTATION – 3.75%

Malaysian Bulk Carriers Bhd

   2,319,050      2,990,918

MISC Bhd

   18,397,400      50,679,956

Pos Malaysia Bhda

   2,782,800      1,759,667
         
        55,430,541
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost: $1,086,990,298)

  

 

1,473,881,759

Security    Shares    Value

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.08%

MONEY MARKET FUNDS – 0.08%

Barclays Global Investors Funds

Institutional Money Market
Fund, Institutional Shares
3.59%
b,c

  

1,195,243

  

$

1,195,243

     
     
     
         
        1,195,243
         

TOTAL SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
(Cost: $1,195,243)

  

 

1,195,243

         

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN
SECURITIES – 99.83%
(Cost: $1,088,185,541)

  

 

1,475,077,002

Other Assets, Less Liabilities – 0.17%

     2,455,495
         

NET ASSETS – 100.00%

      $ 1,477,532,497
         

 

a

Non-income earning security.

b

Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.

c

The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

See notes to financial statements.


 

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iSHARES® MSCI MEXICO INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value

COMMON STOCKS – 99.89%

BANKS – 0.25%

     

Banco Compartamos SA de CVa

   907,100    $ 3,575,658
         
        3,575,658

BEVERAGES – 8.23%

     

Coca-Cola FEMSA SAB de CV SP ADR

  

280,282

  

 

14,697,988

     

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV BD Unitsb

  

20,813,108

  

 

82,935,525

     

Grupo Continental SAB de CV

   308,100      760,599

Grupo Modelo SAB de CV Series Cb

  

4,604,400

  

 

20,860,553

     
         
        119,254,665

BUILDING MATERIALS – 12.38%

Cemex SAB de CV Series CPOa

   65,442,003      179,505,601
         
        179,505,601

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES – 3.53%

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV Series Ob

  

12,768,700

  

 

51,190,118

     
         
        51,190,118

ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION – 5.19%

Carso Infraestructura y Construccion SAB de CV Series B1a,b

  

8,892,000

  

 

8,130,170

     
     

Empresas ICA SAB de CVa,b

   4,030,974      24,242,332

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV

  

494,000

  

 

1,405,727

     

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV Series Bb

  

4,654,800

  

 

21,327,750

     

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SA de CV Series B ADR

  

352,070

  

 

18,279,474

     

Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CVa,b

  

538,000

  

 

1,868,742

     
         
        75,254,195

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL – 0.01%

Promotora Ambiental SAB de CVa

   52,000      152,823
         
        152,823
Security    Shares    Value

FOOD – 2.13%

     

Alsea SAB de CVb

   1,378,000    $ 1,652,062

Gruma SAB de CV Class B

   209,500      596,349

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV Series Ab

   5,278,600      28,652,767
         
        30,901,178

FOREST PRODUCTS & PAPER – 1.73%

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico
SAB de CV Class A
b

   6,084,000      25,106,157
         
        25,106,157

HOLDING COMPANIES - DIVERSIFIED – 4.56%

Alfa SAB de CV Class Ab

   3,380,100      20,876,689

Grupo Carso SA de CV
Series A1
b

   10,244,930      45,220,570
         
        66,097,259

HOME BUILDERS – 3.81%

     

Consorcio ARA SAB de CVb

   6,786,000      7,046,657

Corporacion Geo SAB de CV Series Ba,b

   3,744,600      11,745,655

Desarrolladora Homex SAB de CVa,b

   1,820,930      17,964,149

Sare Holding SAB de CV
Class B
a

   324,400      452,477

Urbi Desarrollos Urbanos SA de CVa,b

   4,967,300      17,976,877
         
        55,185,815

HOUSEWARES – 0.05%

     

Vitro SAB de CV Series A

   453,900      778,359
         
        778,359

MACHINERY – 0.05%

     

Industrias CH SA de CV
Class B
a

   200,000      772,137
         
        772,137

MEDIA – 4.98%

     

Grupo Televisa SA Series CPOb

   15,992,799      70,307,856

TV Azteca SAB de CV Series CPO

   3,260,700      1,831,392
         
        72,139,248

MINING – 6.55%

     

Grupo Mexico SA de CV
Series B
b

   10,192,000      71,155,627

Industrias Penoles SAB de CVb

   988,200      23,792,476
         
        94,948,103

 

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iSHARES® MSCI MEXICO INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security   Shares   Value  

RETAIL – 6.81%

   

Controladora Comercial
Mexicana SA de CV BC
Units
b

  5,305,700   $ 13,395,057  

Grupo Elektra SA de CVb

  440,030     10,326,745  

Grupo Famsa SAB de CV

   

Class Aa,b

  806,000     2,520,653  

Organizacion Soriana SAB de
CV Class B
b

  1,199,000     3,138,925  

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de
CV Series V
b

  19,110,000     69,409,543  
         
      98,790,923  

TELECOMMUNICATIONS – 39.63%

 

America Movil SAB de CV

   

Series Lb

  120,796,040     363,234,503  

Axtel SAB de CV Series CPOa

  3,320,100     7,328,920  

Carso Global Telecom SAB de
CV Class A1
a,b

  10,920,831     47,755,647  

Grupo Iusacell SA de CVa

  524,800     6,167,868  

Telefonos de Mexico SAB de
CV Series L
b

  90,480,000     150,007,893  
         
      574,494,831  
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost: $1,539,659,003)

    1,448,147,070  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 5.12%

 

MONEY MARKET FUNDS – 5.12%

 

Barclays Global Investors Funds
Institutional Money Market
Fund, Institutional Shares
3.59%
c,d

  353,782     353,782  

BGI Cash Premier Fund LLC 3.63%c,d,e

  73,787,971     73,787,971  
         
      74,141,753  
         

TOTAL SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
(Cost: $74,141,753)

    74,141,753  
         

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN
SECURITIES – 105.01%
(Cost: $1,613,800,756)

    1,522,288,823  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities – (5.01)%

    (72,583,313 )
         

NET ASSETS – 100.00%

    $ 1,449,705,510  
         

 

ADR – American Depositary Receipts

SP ADR – Sponsored American Depositary Receipts

 

a

Non-income earning security.

b

All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 5.

c

Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.

d

The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

e

This security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 5.

See notes to financial statements.


 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

iSHARES® MSCI PACIFIC EX-JAPAN INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value

COMMON STOCKS – 99.25%

AUSTRALIA – 64.75%

     

A.B.C. Learning Centres Ltd.

   1,105,788    $ 2,213,518

AGL Energy Ltd.

   1,251,042      13,106,517

Alumina Ltd.

   2,929,848      17,676,740

Amcor Ltd.

   2,416,686      16,004,822

AMP Ltd.

   5,293,128      39,857,095

Ansell Ltd.

   256,798      3,069,869

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.a

   993,816      9,668,001

Asciano Group

   1,558,320      7,244,533

ASX Ltd.

   492,522      19,368,042

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

   5,262,168      108,289,103

AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd.

   2,376,696      12,894,336

Babcock & Brown Ltd.a

   662,028      10,737,986

Bendigo Bank Ltd.

   733,236      6,934,135

BHP Billiton Ltd.

   9,430,158      349,133,984

Billabong International Ltd.

   489,426      5,768,394

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

   2,041,554      20,815,399

Boart Longyear Groupb

   3,314,010      6,354,846

Boral Ltd.

   1,731,180      9,780,849

Brambles Ltd.

   3,960,042      38,672,091

Caltex Australia Ltd.

   412,026      5,704,055

CFS Retail Property Trusta

   4,101,426      8,133,324

Challenger Financial Services Group Ltd.a

   1,026,066      2,111,521

Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.

   1,528,392      13,753,309

Cochlear Ltd.

   156,864      7,910,246

Commonwealth Bank of
Australia

   3,693,012      145,535,702

Commonwealth Property
Office Fund
a

   2,413,761      2,935,182

Computershare Ltd.

   1,358,112      10,810,916

Crown Ltd.b

   1,342,632      14,568,416

CSL Ltd.

   1,544,388      52,728,650

CSR Ltd.

   2,580,258      8,157,878

Dexus Property Group

   7,953,366      12,461,294

Downer EDI Ltd.

   413,921      2,412,142

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.b

   3,596,850      26,411,274

Foster’s Group Ltd.

   5,511,138      27,476,782

Futuris Corp. Ltd.

   1,024,776      1,926,737

Goodman Fielder Ltd.

   3,078,714      5,399,680
Security    Shares    Value

Goodman Groupa

   4,085,946    $ 16,778,553

GPT Group

   5,859,696      17,539,711

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.

   1,614,822      6,872,796

Iluka Resources Ltd.a

   286,790      965,748

Incitec Pivot Ltd.

   135,708      18,787,307

ING Industrial Funda

   1,573,757      3,076,673

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

   5,123,880      18,069,148

James Hardie Industries NV

   1,360,434      7,635,300

John Fairfax Holdings Ltd.

   3,403,020      12,350,757

Leighton Holdings Ltd.

   396,546      17,062,740

Lend Lease Corp. Ltd.

   1,013,682      13,160,990

Lion Nathan Ltd.

   771,936      6,895,758

Macquarie Airports

   1,883,142      6,182,834

Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group

   687,949      2,998,745

Macquarie Group Ltd.a

   767,292      38,477,234

Macquarie Infrastructure Group

   7,107,642      19,413,586

Macquarie Office Trusta

   5,754,606      5,840,401

Mirvac Group

   2,932,428      10,587,954

National Australia Bank Ltd.

   4,562,214      123,117,230

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

   1,285,738      45,749,922

OneSteel Ltd.

   2,021,946      13,352,778

Orica Ltd.

   887,520      23,909,363

Origin Energy Ltd.

   2,436,552      20,170,484

Oxiana Ltd.

   3,761,124      13,967,077

Pacific Brands Ltd.

   698,854      1,451,232

Paladin Energy Ltd.a,b

   1,544,904      9,031,895

PaperlinX Ltd.

   686,308      1,360,982

Perpetual Ltd.a

   101,136      5,203,144

Qantas Airways Ltd.a

   2,735,316      10,797,354

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

   2,397,078      50,607,058

Rio Tinto Ltd.a

   818,562      104,898,557

Santos Ltd.

   1,596,762      19,267,584

Sims Group Ltd.

   246,648      7,509,758

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

   894,486      12,006,677

St. George Bank Ltd.a

   752,586      16,754,461

Stockland Corp. Ltd.

   3,993,840      26,337,657

Suncorp-Metway Ltd.

   2,596,770      33,787,650

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.a

   1,432,674      20,450,281

Tatts Group Ltd.

   3,005,442      10,992,146

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

   8,037,732      36,615,068

Telstra Corp. Ltd. Instalment Receipts

   4,083,882      12,529,807

 

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February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value

Toll Holdings Ltd.

   1,518,330    $ 14,557,520

Transurban Groupa

   3,058,332      18,451,926

Wesfarmers Ltd.

   1,516,266      53,498,850

Wesfarmers Ltd. Partially Protected Shares

   412,800      14,653,752

Westfield Groupa

   4,900,194      80,213,726

Westpac Banking Corp.

   5,243,076      114,369,985

Woodside Petroleum Ltd.

   1,324,572      70,623,265

Woolworths Ltd.

   3,420,048      92,742,283

WorleyParsons Ltd.

   430,602      15,120,553

Zinifex Ltd.

   1,378,236      14,348,818
         
        2,377,172,446

HONG KONG – 22.59%

ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.a

   516,000      3,481,714

Bank of East Asia Ltd.

   4,076,400      22,397,370

Belle International Holdings Ltd.

   5,934,000      7,306,294

BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd.

   10,320,000      25,864,163

C C Land Holdings Ltd.

   2,580,000      2,719,053

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.a

   3,870,000      8,077,577

Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd.

   4,386,000      67,081,028

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.a

   1,032,000      4,125,002

Chinese Estates Holdings Ltd.a

   1,548,000      2,311,858

CITIC International Financial Holdings Ltd.

   516,000      263,284

CLP Holdings Ltd.

   3,612,000      28,550,057

Esprit Holdings Ltd.

   2,967,000      38,209,327

Fosun International Ltd.b

   4,257,000      3,370,299

Foxconn International Holdings Ltd.a,b

   5,934,000      9,487,506

Genting International PLCa,b

   6,708,000      3,006,670

Giordano International Ltd.

   2,064,000      870,097

Hang Lung Development Co. Ltd.

   1,032,000      4,827,977

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

   5,934,736      21,929,230

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

   2,141,400      41,310,705

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

   2,838,056      22,578,534

Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Co. Ltd.

   206,400      4,615,758

Hong Kong and China Gas Co. Ltd. (The)

   10,578,419      31,270,348

 

Security    Shares    Value

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd.

   2,967,000    $ 57,733,454

Hongkong Electric Holdings Ltd.a

   3,741,000      21,347,882

Hopewell Holdings Ltd.

   1,806,000      8,379,325

Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd.

   4,128,000      5,634,408

Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.

   6,192,000      59,049,874

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

   1,806,000      5,071,697

Kerry Properties Ltd.a

   1,677,000      11,444,892

Kingboard Chemical Holdings Co. Ltd.

   1,806,000      8,170,423

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.a

   1,034,000      2,930,308

Li & Fung Ltd.a

   6,193,600      23,084,755

Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd.a

   1,677,000      4,461,568

Link REIT (The)

   5,934,000      14,688,855

Melco International Development Ltd.a

   2,084,000      3,010,566

MTR Corp. Ltd.

   4,128,000      15,571,552

New World Development Co. Ltd.

   6,966,941      19,206,735

Noble Group Ltd.a

   2,838,000      4,559,036

NWS Holdings Ltd.

   1,032,000      3,037,381

Orient Overseas International Ltd.

   516,000      3,097,068

Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd.a

   3,354,000      5,733,223

Parkson Retail Group Ltd.a

   258,000      2,724,027

PCCW Ltd.

   11,868,845      6,879,694

Shangri-La Asia Ltd.a

   3,098,000      9,575,922

Shui On Land Ltd.

   5,289,000      5,152,606

Shun Tak Holdings Ltd.

   3,096,000      4,639,633

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

   3,612,000      9,275,287

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

   3,870,000      69,136,897

Swire Pacific Ltd. Class A

   2,451,000      28,429,855

Television Broadcasts Ltd.

   774,000      4,575,967

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

   2,580,000      16,446,955

Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp.a

   5,160,000      6,598,678

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)

   4,068,000      21,148,696

Wheelock and Co. Ltd.

   1,032,000      3,070,540

 

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February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value

Wing Hang Bank Ltd.

   516,000    $ 7,619,981

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.a

   1,419,000      4,249,349
         
        829,390,940

NEW ZEALAND – 1.26%

     

Auckland International
Airport Ltd.

   2,763,438      5,495,682

Contact Energy Ltd.

   829,986      5,251,314

Fisher & Paykel Appliances Holdings Ltd.a

   285,005      589,647

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

   906,354      1,918,766

Fletcher Building Ltd.

   1,363,788      10,487,831

Kiwi Income Property Trust

   1,209,584      1,202,757

Sky City Entertainment Group Ltd.

   1,175,632      3,733,248

Sky Network Television Ltd.

   343,140      1,381,323

Telecom Corp. of New Zealand Ltd.

   5,044,674      15,655,404

Vector Ltd.

   458,492      683,856
         
        46,399,828

SINGAPORE – 10.65%

     

Allgreen Properties Ltd.

   2,065,000      1,895,583

Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust

   2,839,000      4,581,003

CapitaCommercial Trusta

   2,580,000      3,830,034

CapitaLand Ltd.a

   4,644,000      20,981,928

CapitaMall Trust Management Ltd.

   3,096,622      7,261,872

City Developments Ltd.

   1,290,000      11,064,544

ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.

   5,418,000      6,178,012

COSCO Corp. (Singapore) Ltd.

   2,323,104      6,797,378

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

   3,096,000      38,500,172

Fraser and Neave Ltd.

   2,322,150      8,160,165

Haw Par Corp. Ltd.a

   258,397      1,182,281

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

   258,000      3,978,055

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

   3,096,000      23,934,939

Keppel Land Ltd.a

   1,033,000      4,370,840

Neptune Orient Lines Ltd.

   1,032,000      2,323,924
Security    Shares    Value

Olam International Ltd.

   1,806,000    $ 3,354,518

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp.

   7,224,600      39,687,633

Parkway Holdings Ltd.

   1,548,251      3,408,728

SembCorp Industries Ltd.

   2,376,240      8,196,869

SembCorp Marine Ltd.

   2,376,200      6,237,014

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

   1,548,800      17,038,577

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

   2,322,000      13,971,300

Singapore Land Ltd.a

   258,000      1,315,533

Singapore Petroleum Co. Ltd.

   258,000      1,280,379

Singapore Post Ltd.

   1,806,000      1,450,602

Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.a

   4,386,517      13,841,562

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

   3,612,000      8,884,940

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

   22,446,328      61,975,303

SMRT Corp. Ltd.

   1,549,000      1,955,135

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

   3,612,000      46,678,313

UOL Group Ltd.

   1,290,000      3,608,003

Venture Corp. Ltd.

   774,695      5,722,432

Wilmar International Ltd.a

   1,290,000      4,061,317

Wing Tai Holdings Ltd.

   774,066      1,199,070

Yanlord Land Group Ltd.a

   1,032,000      1,879,862
         
        390,787,820
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost: $2,647,504,889)

     3,643,751,034

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 6.41%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS – 6.41%

Barclays Global Investors Funds
Institutional Money Market
Fund, Institutional Shares
3.59%
c,d

   288,373      288,373

BGI Cash Premier Fund LLC
3.63%
c,d,e

   234,931,155      234,931,155
         
        235,219,528
         

TOTAL SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
(Cost: $235,219,528)

     235,219,528
         

 

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February 29, 2008

 

      Value  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN
SECURITIES – 105.66%
(Cost: $2,882,724,417)

   $ 3,878,970,562  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities – (5.66)%

     (207,900,929 )
        

NET ASSETS – 100.00%

   $ 3,671,069,633  
        

 

a

All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 5.

b

Non-income earning security.

c

Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.

d

The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

e

This security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 5.

See notes to financial statements.


 

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iSHARES® MSCI SINGAPORE INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value

COMMON STOCKS – 99.91%

AGRICULTURE – 1.00%

Wilmar International Ltd.a

   5,436,000    $ 17,114,200
         
        17,114,200

AIRLINES – 4.38%

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

   6,795,467      74,757,935
         
        74,757,935

BANKS – 28.95%

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

   12,957,000      161,126,205

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp.

   28,539,000      156,776,205

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

   13,595,000      175,689,831
         
        493,592,241

BEVERAGES – 2.24%

Fraser and Neave Ltd.

   10,872,000      38,204,819
         
        38,204,819

DISTRIBUTION & WHOLESALE – 1.37%

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

   1,509,000      23,266,996
         
        23,266,996

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES – 3.36%

Singapore Exchange Ltd.a

   9,519,000      57,275,108
         
        57,275,108

ELECTRONICS – 1.18%

Venture Corp. Ltd.

   2,718,522      20,080,878
         
        20,080,878

ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION – 4.77%

SembCorp Industries Ltd.

   10,976,000      37,861,847

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

   17,667,000      43,457,982
         
        81,319,829

FOOD – 0.89%

Olam International Ltd.

   8,154,000      15,145,482
         
        15,145,482

HEALTH CARE - SERVICES – 1.05%

Parkway Holdings Ltd.

   8,154,500      17,953,468
         
        17,953,468

HOLDING COMPANIES - DIVERSIFIED – 7.19%

Haw Par Corp. Ltd.a

   1,365,000      6,245,482

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

   12,231,000      94,556,928

Noble Group Ltd.a

   13,590,000      21,831,325
         
        122,633,735

 

Security    Shares    Value

MEDIA – 3.77%

Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.

   20,385,000    $ 64,324,441
         
        64,324,441

OIL & GAS – 0.61%

Singapore Petroleum Co. Ltd.

   2,087,000      10,357,172
         
        10,357,172

REAL ESTATE – 13.24%

Allgreen Properties Ltd.

   9,513,000      8,732,530

CapitaLand Ltd.a

   18,493,000      83,552,711

City Developments Ltd.

   6,795,000      58,281,842

Genting International PLCa,b

   29,898,000      13,400,925

Keppel Land Ltd.a

   4,077,000      17,250,646

Singapore Land Ltd.a

   1,359,000      6,929,496

UOL Group Ltd.

   6,795,000      19,004,948

Wing Tai Holdings Ltd.a

   4,077,100      6,315,645

Yanlord Land Group Ltd.a

   6,795,000      12,377,582
         
        225,846,325

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS – 4.41%

Ascendas Real Estate
Investment Trust
a

   13,590,000      21,928,787

CapitaCommercial Trust

   12,231,000      18,157,035

CapitaMall Trust Management Ltd.

   14,949,000      35,056,820
         
        75,142,642

SHIPBUILDING – 1.51%

SembCorp Marine Ltd.a

   9,814,000      25,759,637
         
        25,759,637

TELECOMMUNICATIONS – 15.18%

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

   93,771,568      258,907,442
         
        258,907,442

TRANSPORTATION – 4.81%

ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.

   23,103,000      26,343,782

COSCO Corp. (Singapore) Ltd.

   9,513,000      27,834,940

Neptune Orient Lines Ltd.a

   5,443,000      12,256,899

Singapore Post Ltd.

   10,872,000      8,732,530

SMRT Corp. Ltd.

   5,436,000      6,861,274
         
        82,029,425
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost: $1,644,110,930)

     1,703,711,775

 

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February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 7.16%

 

MONEY MARKET FUNDS – 7.16%

 

Barclays Global Investors Funds
Institutional Money Market
Fund, Institutional Shares
3.59%
c,d

   67,197    $ 67,197  

BGI Cash Premier Fund LLC 3.63%c,d,e

   122,021,330      122,021,330  
           
        122,088,527  
           

TOTAL SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
(Cost: $122,088,527)

     122,088,527  
           

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN
SECURITIES – 107.07%
(Cost: $1,766,199,457)

     1,825,800,302  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities – (7.07)%

     (120,504,125 )
           

NET ASSETS – 100.00%

   $ 1,705,296,177  
           

 

a

All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 5.

b

Non-income earning security.

c

Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.

d

The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

e

This security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 5.

See notes to financial statements.


 

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iSHARES® MSCI SOUTH AFRICA INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value

COMMON STOCKS – 98.75%

  

BANKS – 11.78%

     

Absa Group Ltd.

   392,544    $ 5,661,097

FirstRand Ltd.

   7,262,784      17,487,952

Nedbank Group Ltd.

   531,833      8,012,266

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

   2,946,912      37,376,413
         
        68,537,728

BUILDING MATERIALS – 1.30%

Pretoria Portland Cement Co. Ltd.

   1,376,352      7,585,208
         
        7,585,208

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES – 2.57%

African Bank Investments Ltd.

   2,032,494      8,139,241

Investec Ltd.

   448,895      3,468,089

RMB Holdings Ltd.

   925,344      3,336,226
         
        14,943,556

ELECTRONICS – 0.58%

     

Reunert Ltd.

   455,807      3,374,761
         
        3,374,761

ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION – 2.87%

Aveng Ltd.a

   877,728      7,007,222

Murray & Roberts Holdings Ltd.

   766,464      9,721,252
         
        16,728,474

FOOD – 2.54%

     

Shoprite Holdings Ltd.

   1,111,584      5,832,626

SPAR Group Ltd. (The)

   216,385      1,386,164

Tiger Brands Ltd.

   420,953      7,589,041
         
        14,807,831

FOREST PRODUCTS & PAPER – 1.15%

Sappi Ltd.

   529,953      6,673,758
         
        6,673,758

HEALTH CARE - PRODUCTS – 0.38%

Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd.b

   553,782      2,196,260
         
        2,196,260

HEALTH CARE - SERVICES – 0.66%

Network Healthcare Holdings Ltd.b

   3,098,299      3,817,943
         
        3,817,943

HOLDING COMPANIES - DIVERSIFIED – 6.47%

AVI Ltd.

   417,024      945,079

Barloworld Ltd.

   525,947      6,433,685

Bidvest Group Ltd.

   678,720      10,138,654
Security    Shares    Value

Imperial Holdings Ltd.

   456,964    $ 4,707,238

Remgro Ltd.

   591,456      15,460,114
         
        37,684,770

HOME FURNISHINGS – 1.12%

Lewis Group Ltd.

   113,664      658,612

Steinhoff International
Holdings Ltd.

  

2,540,768

  

 

5,885,595

     
         
        6,544,207

INSURANCE – 3.08%

     

Liberty Group Ltd.

   298,825      2,924,319

Metropolitan Holdings Ltd.

   733,248      1,359,589

Sanlam Ltd.

   5,639,712      13,616,090
         
        17,899,998

IRON & STEEL – 3.66%

     

ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd.

   518,330      12,480,793

Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.

   203,952      8,850,180
         
        21,330,973

MEDIA – 3.31%

     

Naspers Ltd.

   1,003,104      19,269,920
         
        19,269,920

MINING – 26.51%

     

African Rainbow Minerals Ltd.

   298,644      7,835,120

Anglo Platinum Ltd.

   182,496      29,138,639

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.

   570,144      20,812,864

Exxaro Resources Ltd.

   362,784      4,764,776

Gold Fields Ltd.

   1,595,808      22,500,335

Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.b

   878,745      10,885,094

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.

   1,381,248      58,347,086
         
        154,283,914

OIL & GAS – 13.74%

     

Sasol Ltd.

   1,542,624      79,950,318
         
        79,950,318

PACKAGING & CONTAINERS – 0.28%

Nampak Ltd.

   675,052      1,608,063
         
        1,608,063

REAL ESTATE – 0.17%

     

Fountainhead Property Trust

   1,314,048      998,292
         
        998,292

RETAIL – 3.40%

     

Foschini Ltd.

   527,985      2,846,550

JD Group Ltd.

   464,775      2,534,489

 

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February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value

Massmart Holdings Ltd.

   520,847    $ 4,828,774

Pick’n Pay Stores Ltd.

   563,043      2,247,489

Truworths International Ltd.

   1,165,901      3,979,840

Woolworths Holdings Ltd.

   2,089,517      3,341,656
         
        19,778,798

TELECOMMUNICATIONS – 12.89%

  

MTN Group Ltd.

   3,839,616      61,306,102

Telkom South Africa Ltd.

   754,560      13,699,576
         
        75,005,678

TRANSPORTATION – 0.29%

  

Grindrod Ltd.

   419,513      1,301,837

Super Group Ltd.

   340,608      372,793
         
        1,674,630
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost: $624,232,708)

     574,695,080

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.73%

MONEY MARKET FUNDS – 0.73%

  

Barclays Global Investors Funds
Institutional Money Market
Fund, Institutional Shares
3.59%
c,d

   1,543      1,543

BGI Cash Premier Fund LLC 3.63%c,d,e

   4,228,669      4,228,669
         
        4,230,212
         

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost: $4,230,212)

     4,230,212
         

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – 99.48%
(Cost: $628,462,920)

     578,925,292

Other Assets, Less Liabilities – 0.52%

     3,051,435
         

NET ASSETS – 100.00%

      $ 581,976,727
         

 

a

All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 5.

b

Non-income earning security.

c

Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.

d

The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

e

This security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 5.

See notes to financial statements.


 

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iSHARES® MSCI SOUTH KOREA INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value

COMMON STOCKS – 96.42%

ADVERTISING – 0.10%

     

Cheil Communications Inc.

   11,300    $ 3,170,811
         
        3,170,811

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE – 0.36%

Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. Ltd.a,b

   282,500      12,033,438
         
        12,033,438

AGRICULTURE – 1.88%

     

KT&G Corp.

   754,840      62,538,259
         
        62,538,259

AIRLINES – 0.65%

Asiana Airlines Inc.

   339,000      2,581,172

Korean Air Co. Ltd.

   248,602      19,140,541
         
        21,721,713

APPAREL – 0.07%

     

LG Fashion Corp.b

   90,404      2,445,303
         
        2,445,303

AUTO MANUFACTURERS – 2.72%

Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd.b

   1,073,500      76,364,198

Kia Motors Corp.a,b

   1,367,300      14,181,888
         
        90,546,086

AUTO PARTS & EQUIPMENT – 1.23%

Hankook Tire Co. Ltd.

   655,400      10,120,121

Hyundai Mobisb

   395,506      30,703,783
         
        40,823,904

BANKS – 6.17%

Daegu Bank

   904,000      12,514,776

Industrial Bank of Koreab

   510,780      8,349,367

Kookmin Bank

   2,361,709      148,133,390

Korea Exchange Bank

   1,785,400      25,192,003

Pusan Bank

   813,600      10,916,735
         
        205,106,271

BEVERAGES – 0.42%

     

Hite Brewery Co. Ltd.b

   90,400      11,359,566

Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co. Ltd.a,b

   2,260      2,442,788
     
         
        13,802,354
Security    Shares    Value

CHEMICALS – 3.38%

     

DC Chemical Co. Ltd.

   77,810    $ 28,586,816

Hanwha Chemical Corp.b

   372,900      7,008,876

Honam Petrochemical Corp.a

   101,700      10,115,308

KCC Corp.b

   33,900      20,216,176

Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.b

   67,800      10,505,191

LG Chem Ltd.

   372,905      31,768,703

Samsung Fine Chemicals Co. Ltd.b

   67,800      4,144,316
     
         
        112,345,386

COMMERCIAL SERVICES – 0.11%

S1 Corp.

   67,800      3,624,472
         
        3,624,472

COSMETICS & PERSONAL CARE – 0.48%

AmorePacific Corp.b

   22,600      14,199,457

Pacific Corp.b

   11,309      1,655,916
         
        15,855,373

DISTRIBUTION & WHOLESALE – 3.41%

Daewoo International Corp.b

   327,700      12,562,909

Hanwha Corp.

   316,400      19,609,691

Hyosung Corp.b

   158,205      10,613,828

LG International Corp.b

   124,305      2,263,581

Samsung Corp.b

   926,600      57,823,076

SK Networks Co. Ltd.a

   508,500      10,288,590
         
        113,161,675

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES – 9.56%

Daewoo Securities Co. Ltd.b

   813,600      20,490,538

Daishin Securities Co. Ltd.b

   158,200      4,220,127

Hana Financial Group Inc.

   813,601      36,389,161

Hyundai Securities Co. Ltd.b

   952,327      17,138,945

Korea Investment Holdings Co. Ltd.

   282,505      15,613,662

Mirae Asset Securities Co. Ltd.b

   135,604      19,927,961

Samsung Card Co. Ltd.

   230,345      12,411,966

Samsung Securities Co.b

   384,200      27,412,172

Shinhan Financial Group Ltd.

   2,293,900      125,803,578

Tong Yang Investment Bankb

   508,502      10,044,952

Woori Finance Holdings Co. Ltd.a,b

   761,160      13,820,114

Woori Investment & Securities Co. Ltd.b

   621,500      14,461,184
         
        317,734,360

 

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Security    Shares    Value

ELECTRIC – 1.93%

     

Korea Electric Power Corp.

   1,808,000    $ 64,017,890
         
        64,017,890

ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS &
EQUIPMENT – 2.78%

LG Electronics Inc.b

   655,406      71,888,417

LS Cable Ltd.

   135,600      13,126,074

Taihan Electric Wire Co. Ltd.b

   144,590      7,236,814
         
        92,251,305

ELECTRONICS – 2.25%

     

Hyundai Autonet Co. Ltd.a,b

   384,200      2,250,253

LG.Philips LCD Co. Ltd.b

   745,800      36,176,125

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.b

   418,100      19,657,223

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.a,b

   237,300      16,779,426
         
        74,863,027

ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION – 5.97%

Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd.

   192,100      30,685,267

Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.b

   1,039,604      22,695,151

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd.b

   214,700      31,894,628

GS Engineering & Construction Corp.

   248,600      39,048,506

Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd.b

   214,716      13,513,355

Hyundai Engineering &
Construction Co. Inc.
b

   316,400      29,077,600

Kumho Industrial Co. Ltd.b

   150,070      7,487,119

Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd.

   226,000      24,066,876
         
        198,468,502

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL – 0.32%

Woongjin Coway Co. Ltd.

   316,400      10,781,961
         
        10,781,961

FOOD – 0.70%

     

CJ CheilJedang Corp.a,b

   46,851      13,395,978

Lotte Confectionery Co. Ltd.a,b

   3,500      5,136,042

Nong Shim Co. Ltd.b

   11,302      2,310,829

Orion Corp.b

   11,309      2,366,454
         
        23,209,303

GAS – 0.35%

     

Korea Gas Corp.

   155,720      11,757,146
         
        11,757,146

 

Security    Shares    Value

HOLDING COMPANIES - DIVERSIFIED – 0.83%

GS Holdings Corp.

   144,590    $ 7,136,730

LG Corp.

   289,280      20,516,531
         
        27,653,261

HOME BUILDERS – 0.99%

     

Hyundai Development Co.b

   452,007      32,923,996
         
        32,923,996

HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS & WARES – 0.44%

LG Household & Health Care Ltd.b

   79,100      14,530,376
         
        14,530,376

INSURANCE – 2.06%

     

Dongbu Insurance Co. Ltd.

   248,600      10,059,954

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.b

   259,900      5,950,535

Korean Reinsurance Co.b

   271,200      2,830,265

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.b

   248,600      49,637,932
         
        68,478,686

INTERNET – 2.13%

     

Daum Communications Corp.a

   38,420      3,440,841

LG Dacom Corp.

   230,330      3,924,477

NCsoft Corp.a,b

   56,500      2,725,574

NHN Corp.a

   266,680      60,631,681
         
        70,722,573

IRON & STEEL – 10.02%

     

Dongkuk Steel Mill Co. Ltd.b

   259,911      11,901,574

Hyundai Steel Co.

   350,300      27,716,618

POSCO

   519,800      293,375,220
         
        332,993,412

LODGING – 0.51%

     

Kangwon Land Inc.b

   768,402      17,020,139
         
        17,020,139

MACHINERY – 0.66%

     

Doosan Infracore Co. Ltd.b

   531,100      16,938,869

STX Engine Co. Ltd.a

   90,050      4,813,918
         
        21,752,787

MANUFACTURING – 0.76%

     

Cheil Industries Inc.

   316,400      14,488,259

Doosan Corp.a,b

   55,550      10,914,195
         
        25,402,454

 

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Security    Shares    Value

MINING – 0.05%

     

Poongsan Corp.b

   79,108    $ 1,651,155
         
        1,651,155

MULTIPLE UTILITIES – 0.45%

KT Freetel Co. Ltd.a

   565,000      14,861,296
         
        14,861,296

OIL & GAS – 3.51%

     

SK Corp.b

   248,604      45,138,152

SK Energy Co. Ltd.

   352,560      48,995,346

S-Oil Corp.b

   316,400      22,608,424
         
        116,741,922

PHARMACEUTICALS – 0.27%

Hanmi Pharm Co. Ltd.b

   23,733      4,208,024

Yuhan Corp.b

   23,737      4,739,564
         
        8,947,588

RETAIL – 2.82%

     

Hyundai Department
Store Co. Ltd.
b

   101,700      9,692,934

Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd.b

   58,500      20,028,486

Shinsegae Co. Ltd.

   101,700      63,897,556
         
        93,618,976

SEMICONDUCTORS – 14.86%

Hynix Semiconductor Inc.a,b

   623,180      16,292,071

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

   768,400      458,233,321

Samsung Techwin Co. Ltd.b

   372,900      19,438,214
         
        493,963,606

SHIPBUILDING – 6.73%

     

Daewoo Shipbuilding &
Marine Engineering Co. Ltd.
a,b

   666,700      27,014,467

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.b

   293,800      119,359,672

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd.b

   79,100      22,911,666

Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.b

   1,209,100      41,138,113

STX Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.a,b

   322,670      13,194,748
         
        223,618,666

TELECOMMUNICATIONS – 3.30%

KT Corp.

   689,351      34,135,372

KT Corp. SP ADRa

   565,000      13,723,850

LG Telecom Ltd.

   945,920      8,108,893
Security    Shares    Value

SKTelecom Co. Ltd.

   139,320    $ 28,559,821

SKTelecom Co. Ltd. ADR

   1,118,736      25,059,686
         
        109,587,622

TRANSPORTATION – 1.19%

Hanjin Shipping Co. Ltd.b

   372,900      14,434,711

Korea Line Corp.b

   44,420      9,507,928

STX Pan Ocean Co. Ltd.

   6,689,600      15,707,969
         
        39,650,608
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost: $2,444,843,210)

     3,204,377,662

PREFERRED STOCKS – 2.27%

  

AUTO MANUFACTURERS – 0.24%

  

Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd.

   271,200      7,884,309
         
        7,884,309

ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS &
EQUIPMENT – 0.10%

LG Electronics Inc.

   67,800      3,371,769
         
        3,371,769

SEMICONDUCTORS – 1.93%

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.b

   146,900      64,060,007
         
        64,060,007
         

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost: $81,244,760)

     75,316,085

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 22.70%

MONEY MARKET FUNDS – 22.70%

Barclays Global Investors Funds
Institutional Money Market
Fund, Institutional Shares
3.59%
c,d

   681,563      681,563

BGI Cash Premier Fund LLC
3.63%
c,d,e

   753,813,993      753,813,993
         
        754,495,556
         

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost: $754,495,556)

        754,495,556
         

 

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     Value  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN
SECURITIES – 121.39%
(Cost: $3,280,583,526)

 

$

4,034,189,303

 

 
 

Other Assets, Less Liabilities – (21.39)%

    (710,736,115 )
       

NET ASSETS – 100.00%

  $ 3,323,453,188  
       

ADR – American Depositary Receipts

SP ADR – Sponsored American Depositary Receipts

 

a

Non-income earning security.

b

All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 5.

c

Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.

d

The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

e

This security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 5.

See notes to financial statements.


 

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iSHARES® MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value

COMMON STOCKS – 99.74%

AIRLINES – 0.38%

China Airlines

   10,516,588    $ 5,800,027

EVA Airways Corp.a

   9,560,396      5,380,912
         
        11,180,939

APPAREL – 0.43%

Pou Chen Corp.

   14,340,272      12,663,413
         
        12,663,413

AUTO MANUFACTURERS – 0.39%

China Motor Co. Ltd.

   4,780,287      3,649,192

Yulon Motor Co. Ltd.

   5,736,838      8,016,542
         
        11,665,734

AUTO PARTS & EQUIPMENT – 0.30%

Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd.

   4,780,291      9,030,212
         
        9,030,212

BANKS – 6.99%

Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd.

   29,636,446      18,933,198

Chinatrust Financial Holding Co. Ltd.a

   56,404,566      51,542,261

E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd.a

   22,944,378      13,396,281

First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

   34,416,324      31,505,158

Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

   25,812,965      20,707,150

Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

   65,964,136      47,688,773

Taishin Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.a

   36,328,439      17,274,076

Taiwan Cooperative Bank Ltd.

   8,950,000      7,556,041
         
        208,602,938

BUILDING MATERIALS – 2.19%

Asia Cement Corp.

   12,428,848      21,026,322

Taiwan Cement Corp.

   21,032,197      37,417,785

Taiwan Glass Industrial Corp.

   5,736,923      6,958,907
         
        65,403,014

CHEMICALS – 9.09%

Eternal Chemical Co. Ltd.

   4,780,060      5,403,950

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Co.

   22,944,393      56,776,518

 

Security    Shares    Value

Formosa Plastics Corp.

   32,504,111    $ 89,474,360

Nan Ya Plastic Corp.

   40,152,447      96,371,068

Oriental Union Chemical Corp.

   1,912,704      1,911,776

Taiwan Fertilizer Co. Ltd.

   5,221,000      21,110,303
         
        271,047,975

COMMERCIAL SERVICES – 0.11%

Taiwan Secom Co. Ltd.

   1,912,610      3,322,243
         
        3,322,243

COMPUTER SYSTEMS – 0.20%

Mosel Vitelic Inc.

   7,648,750      5,925,524
         
        5,925,524

COMPUTERS – 10.42%

Acer Inc.

   18,164,617      33,902,584

Advantech Co. Ltd.

   1,912,588      4,503,846

CMC Magnetics Corp.a

   21,988,400      7,254,785

Compal Electronics Inc.

   22,944,944      21,004,105

Firich Enterprises Co. Ltd.

   500,000      3,695,617

Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd.

   3,264,824      21,754,933

High Tech Computer Corp.

   3,824,760      81,406,828

Innolux Display Corp.

   13,384,648      38,316,072

Inotera Memories Inc.

   23,900,000      21,259,906

Inventec Co. Ltd.

   11,472,098      6,753,750

Lite-On Technology Corp.

   14,340,849      19,714,898

MiTAC International Corp.

   8,604,952      7,543,076

Qisda Corp.a

   9,560,011      9,261,599

Quanta Computer Inc.

   14,340,716      19,204,452

Ritek Corp.a

   9,560,389      2,359,559

Wistron Corp.

   7,648,884      12,791,438
         
        310,727,448

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES – 3.76%

Fubon Financial
Holding Co. Ltd.

   26,768,000      30,001,980

KGI Securities Co. Ltd.

   18,890,000      11,456,817

Polaris Securities Co. Ltd.a

   14,340,646      8,303,334

SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

   47,800,193      21,105,374

Waterland Financial Holdings

   5,736,000      2,217,215

Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd.a

   43,020,076      39,102,835
         
        112,187,555

 

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Security    Shares    Value

ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS &
EQUIPMENT – 2.06%

Delta Electronics Inc.

   11,472,675    $ 33,139,572

Pacific Electric Wire & Cable Co. Ltd.b

   986     

Tatung Co. Ltd.a

   29,636,120      17,830,562

Walsin Lihwa Corp.

   21,032,069      10,340,852
         
        61,310,986

ELECTRONICS – 19.00%

     

Asia Optical Co. Inc.

   956,672      2,661,290

ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

   24,856,765      69,790,302

AU Optronics Corp.

   49,712,097      97,607,125

Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

   1,912,500      4,355,167

Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp.

   33,460,504      45,349,996

Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd.a

   48,756,105      16,638,425

Compeq Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

   3,824,200      1,261,745

Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd.

   1,912,017      1,224,581

HannStar Display Corp.a

   33,460,712      14,774,017

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

   40,152,860      244,177,185

Kinsus Interconnect Technology Corp.

   1,912,600      5,147,285

Micro-Star International Co. Ltd.

   2,868,989      2,338,623

Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board Corp.

   956,739      4,827,795

Pan-International Industrial Corp.

   2,251,000      4,157,597

Phoenix Precision Technology Corp.

   4,780,698      3,340,226

Synnex Technology International Corp.

   5,980,093      15,126,743

Tripod Technology Corp.

   2,868,040      10,019,354

Unimicron Technology Corp.

   6,692,480      10,391,041

Wintek Corp.

   7,648,537      7,743,788

Ya Hsin Industrial Co. Ltd.b

   6,845,461      22

Yageo Corp.

   19,120,100      5,949,712
         
        566,882,019

ENERGY - ALTERNATE SOURCES – 0.22%

Motech Industries Inc.

   956,366      6,620,163
         
        6,620,163
Security    Shares    Value

FOOD – 1.09%

     

Uni-President Enterprises Co.

   21,988,675    $ 32,504,689
         
        32,504,689

FOREST PRODUCTS & PAPER – 0.07%

Yuen Foong Yu Paper Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

   4,780,863      2,056,784
         
        2,056,784

HOME FURNISHINGS – 0.26%

Teco Electric and Machinery Co. Ltd.

   13,384,092      7,792,776
         
        7,792,776

INSURANCE – 4.48%

     

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

   43,976,905      113,800,822

Shin Kong Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

   26,768,772      19,958,602
         
        133,759,424

INVESTMENT COMPANIES – 0.99%

China Development Financial Holding Co.

   70,744,192      29,519,653
         
        29,519,653

IRON & STEEL – 3.77%

China Steel Corp.

Tung Ho Steel Enterprise Corp.

   68,832,762
4,780,000
    
 
104,646,282
7,854,569
         
        112,500,851

MANUFACTURING – 0.36%

Largan Precision Co. Ltd.

   956,540      10,581,811
         
        10,581,811

METAL FABRICATE & HARDWARE – 0.54%

Catcher Technology Co. Ltd.

   3,824,119      14,410,799

Yieh Phui Enterprise Co. Ltd.

   3,824,265      1,787,502
         
        16,198,301

OFFICE & BUSINESS EQUIPMENT – 0.05%

Kinpo Electronics Inc.

   4,780,624      1,615,964
         
        1,615,964

OIL & GAS – 1.44%

     

Formosa Petrochemical Corp.

   15,296,000      43,045,512
         
        43,045,512

 

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Security    Shares    Value

REAL ESTATE – 0.17%

Cathay Real Estate Development Co. Ltd.

   7,648,493    $ 5,195,483
         
        5,195,483

RETAIL – 0.74%

Far Eastern Department Stores Co. Ltd.

   4,780,000      8,967,815

President Chain Store Corp.

   3,824,640      13,175,616
         
        22,143,431

SEMICONDUCTORS – 22.77%

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc.

   29,636,716      27,992,628

Epistar Corp.

   3,824,733      11,753,182

Everlight Electronics Co. Ltd.

   1,916,000      7,282,226

Macronix International Co. Ltd.

   22,944,097      10,501,665

MediaTek Inc.

   6,692,535      77,067,523

Nanya Technology Corp.

   20,076,690      11,754,426

Novatek Microelectronics Corp. Ltd.

   2,868,718      10,346,500

Powerchip Semiconductor Corp.

   58,316,901      23,768,169

Powertech Technology Inc.

   2,868,650      9,882,297

ProMOS Technologies Inc.

   43,976,000      11,593,220

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

   2,041,623      6,194,541

Richtek Technology Corp.

   956,000      8,658,580

Siliconware Precision Industries Co. Ltd.

   21,032,074      35,240,544

Sino-American Silicon Products Inc.

   1,262,000      8,470,484

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

   168,256,920      335,262,051

Transcend Information Inc.

   1,916,000      5,435,329

United Microelectronics Corp.

   95,600,834      56,745,118

Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.

   6,692,156      4,946,329

Via Technologies Inc.a

   7,648,861      4,676,160

Wafer Works Corp.

   961,000      4,180,964

Winbond Electronics Corp.

   26,768,280      7,533,043
         
        679,284,979

 

Security    Shares    Value

TELECOMMUNICATIONS – 4.93%

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

   38,240,709    $ 95,864,627

Compal Communications Inc.

   1,912,200      3,587,501

D-Link Corp.

   3,475,768      5,565,276

Far EasTone Telecommunications
Co. Ltd.

   6,566,000      9,217,674

Inventec Appliances Corp.

   1,912,800      3,774,246

Taiwan Cellular Corp.

   13,442,677      22,784,935

Zinwell Corp.

   960,000      3,002,814

Zyxel Communications Corp.

   2,868,255      3,210,145
         
        147,007,218

TEXTILES – 1.38%

Far Eastern Textile Ltd.

   21,032,270      35,240,873

Formosa Taffeta Co. Ltd.

   5,736,515      5,789,399
         
        41,030,272

TRANSPORTATION – 1.16%

Evergreen Marine Corp. Ltd.

   8,604,467      7,236,492

Taiwan Navigation Co. Ltd.

   1,912,000      3,531,464

U-Ming Marine Transport Corp.

   3,824,800      10,516,190

Wan Hai Lines Ltd.

   8,604,794      7,515,104

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.

   8,604,567      5,817,094
         
        34,616,344
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost: $2,224,854,762)

     2,975,423,655

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.07%

MONEY MARKET FUNDS – 0.07%

Barclays Global Investors Funds
Institutional Money Market
Fund, Institutional Shares
3.59%
c,d

   2,061,826      2,061,826
         
        2,061,826
         

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost: $2,061,826)

        2,061,826
         

 

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iSHARES® MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

      Value

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN
SECURITIES – 99.81%
(Cost: $2,226,916,588)

   $ 2,977,485,481

Other Assets, Less Liabilities – 0.19%

     5,669,828
      

NET ASSETS – 100.00%

   $ 2,983,155,309
      

 

a

Non-income earning security.

b

Security valued at fair value in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Directors. See Note 1.

c

Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.

d

The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

See notes to financial statements.


 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

iSHARES®, INC.

February 29, 2008

 

     iShares MSCI
     

Australia

Index Fund

   

Brazil

Index Fund

  

BRIC

Index Fund

   

Canada

Index Fund

ASSETS

         

Investments, at cost:

         

Unaffiliated issuers

   $ 1,440,198,012     $ 4,102,217,863    $ 82,160,476     $ 1,725,787,209

Affiliated issuers (Note 2)

     67,215,093       13,507,560      1,477,807       1,645,862
                             

Total cost of investments

   $ 1,507,413,105     $ 4,115,725,423    $ 83,638,283     $ 1,727,433,071
                             

Investments in securities, at value

         

(including securities on loana) (Note 1):

         

Unaffiliated issuers

   $ 1,462,666,917     $ 7,499,131,470    $ 80,289,714     $ 1,905,785,292

Affiliated issuers (Note 2)

     67,215,093       13,507,560      1,477,807       1,645,862
                             

Total value of investments

     1,529,882,010       7,512,639,030      81,767,521       1,907,431,154

Foreign currencies, at valueb

     2,462,535       566,992      10,239       2,202,306

Receivables:

         

Investment securities sold

     20,807,278       109,510,805      1,600,542       8,726,815

Due from custodian (Note 4)

                1,440,927       10,253,880

Dividends and interest

     13,576,929       42,875,153      70,336       2,088,429
                             

Total Assets

     1,566,728,752       7,665,591,980      84,889,565       1,930,702,584
                             

LIABILITIES

         

Payables:

         

Investment securities purchased

     19,299,737       140,426,073      3,014,725       19,204,687

Securities related to in-kind transactions (Note 4)

     19,183                 

Collateral for securities on loan (Note 5)

     67,181,173            1,406,050      

Capital shares redeemed

     980,860                  139,783

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     635,501       3,648,575      36,813       696,470
                             

Total Liabilities

     88,116,454       144,074,648      4,457,588       20,040,940
                             

NET ASSETS

   $ 1,478,612,298     $ 7,521,517,332    $ 80,431,977     $ 1,910,661,644
                             

Net assets consist of:

         

Paid-in capital

   $ 1,382,818,480     $ 4,018,613,534    $ 82,443,279     $ 1,599,008,871

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

     (31,182,276 )     22,154,375      12,234       312,212

Undistributed net realized gain (accumulated net realized loss)

     104,175,698       82,140,749      (154,034 )     131,274,895

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     22,800,396       3,398,608,674      (1,869,502 )     180,065,666
                             

NET ASSETS

   $ 1,478,612,298     $ 7,521,517,332    $ 80,431,977     $ 1,910,661,644
                             

Shares outstandingc

     54,200,000       89,950,000      1,500,000       59,500,000
                             

Net asset value per share

   $ 27.28     $ 83.62    $ 53.62     $ 32.11
                             

 

a

Securities on loan with market values of $61,472,816, $–, $1,300,855 and $–, respectively. See Note 5.

b

Cost of foreign currencies: $2,433,112, $573,343, $9,985 and $2,156,402, respectively.

c

$0.001 par value, number of shares authorized: 127.8 million, 500 million, 500 million and 340.2 million, respectively.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited) (Continued)

iSHARES®, INC.

February 29, 2008

 

     iShares MSCI  
      Chile
Index Fund
   Hong Kong
Index Fund
    Japan Small Cap
Index Fund
   

Malaysia

Index Fund

 

ASSETS

         

Investments, at cost:

         

Unaffiliated issuers

   $ 43,720,206    $ 2,330,762,814     $ 9,376,751     $ 1,086,990,298  

Affiliated issuers (Note 2)

     48,379      323,549,243       59,957       1,195,243  
                               

Total cost of investments

   $ 43,768,585    $ 2,654,312,057     $ 9,436,708     $ 1,088,185,541  
                               

Investments in securities, at value

         

(including securities on loana) (Note 1):

         

Unaffiliated issuers

   $ 43,904,936    $ 2,432,821,591     $ 9,570,693     $ 1,473,881,759  

Affiliated issuers (Note 2)

     48,379      323,549,243       59,957       1,195,243  
                               

Total value of investments

     43,953,315      2,756,370,834       9,630,650       1,475,077,002  

Foreign currencies, at valueb

     20,868      1,552,762       4,567       347,125  

Cash

     2,022                   

Receivables:

         

Investment securities sold

                      13,630,515  

Due from custodian (Note 4)

          59,018              

Dividends and interest

     103      674,273       11,806       2,900,691  
                               

Total Assets

     43,976,308      2,758,656,887       9,647,023       1,491,955,333  
                               

LIABILITIES

         

Payables:

         

Investment securities purchased

          59,018             13,849,243  

Collateral for securities on loan (Note 5)

          320,970,555       52,980        

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     17,933      982,746       2,429       573,593  
                               

Total Liabilities

     17,933      322,012,319       55,409       14,422,836  
                               

NET ASSETS

   $ 43,958,375    $ 2,436,644,568     $ 9,591,614     $ 1,477,532,497  
                               

Net assets consist of:

         

Paid-in capital

   $ 43,717,051    $ 2,216,029,452     $ 9,393,260     $ 1,137,171,378  

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

     50,605      (4,291,369 )     3,913       (1,421,107 )

Undistributed net realized gain (accumulated net realized loss)

     5,624      122,843,005       (161 )     (45,124,716 )

Net unrealized appreciation on investments and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     185,095      102,063,480       194,602       386,906,942  
                               

NET ASSETS

   $ 43,958,375    $ 2,436,644,568     $ 9,591,614     $ 1,477,532,497  
                               

Shares outstandingc

     900,000      127,350,000       200,000       115,950,000  
                               

Net asset value per share

   $ 48.84    $ 19.13     $ 47.96     $ 12.74  
                               

 

a

Securities on loan with market values of $–, $303,742,452, $50,053 and $–, respectively. See Note 5.

b

Cost of foreign currencies: $20,503, $1,548,355, $4,460 and $343,895, respectively.

c

$0.001 par value, number of shares authorized: 200 million, 191.4 million, 500 million and 127.8 million, respectively.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited) (Continued)

iSHARES®, INC.

February 29, 2008

 

     iShares MSCI  
     

Mexico

Index Fund

    Pacific ex-Japan
Index Fund
   

Singapore

Index Fund

    South Africa
Index Fund
 

ASSETS

        

Investments, at cost:

        

Unaffiliated issuers

   $ 1,539,659,003     $ 2,647,504,889     $ 1,644,110,930     $ 624,232,708  

Affiliated issuers (Note 2)

     74,141,753       235,219,528       122,088,527       4,230,212  
                                

Total cost of investments

   $ 1,613,800,756     $ 2,882,724,417     $ 1,766,199,457     $ 628,462,920  
                                

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

        

Unaffiliated issuers

   $ 1,448,147,070     $ 3,643,751,034     $ 1,703,711,775     $ 574,695,080  

Affiliated issuers (Note 2)

     74,141,753       235,219,528       122,088,527       4,230,212  
                                

Total value of investments

     1,522,288,823       3,878,970,562       1,825,800,302       578,925,292  

Foreign currencies, at valueb

     1,639,964       6,531,468       1,775,887       926,001  

Receivables:

        

Investment securities sold

     10,585,817       35,719,193       23,344,570       1,952,845  

Dividends and interest

     81,810       21,734,436       1,151,942       6,949,777  

Capital shares sold

     95,381                    
                                

Total Assets

     1,534,691,795       3,942,955,659       1,852,072,701       588,753,915  
                                

LIABILITIES

        

Payables:

        

Investment securities purchased

     10,619,056       35,518,640       22,940,187       2,267,648  

Collateral for securities on loan (Note 5)

     73,787,971       234,931,155       122,021,330       4,228,669  

Capital shares redeemed

     18,862             1,079,151        

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     560,396       1,436,231       735,856       280,871  
                                

Total Liabilities

     84,986,285       271,886,026       146,776,524       6,777,188  
                                

NET ASSETS

   $ 1,449,705,510     $ 3,671,069,633     $ 1,705,296,177     $ 581,976,727  
                                

Net assets consist of:

        

Paid-in capital

   $ 1,489,116,859     $ 2,756,663,826     $ 1,611,304,172     $ 603,412,662  

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

     (305,444 )     (87,474,756 )     (15,168,551 )     7,148,476  

Undistributed net realized gain

     52,398,881       4,958,609       49,514,989       21,077,892  

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     (91,504,786 )     996,921,954       59,645,567       (49,662,303 )
                                

NET ASSETS

   $ 1,449,705,510     $ 3,671,069,633     $ 1,705,296,177     $ 581,976,727  
                                

Shares outstandingc

     26,000,000       25,800,000       135,900,000       4,800,000  
                                

Net asset value per share

   $ 55.76     $ 142.29     $ 12.55     $ 121.25  
                                

 

a

Securities on loan with market values of $69,924,359, $216,879,963, $114,549,630 and $3,873,495, respectively. See Note 5.

b

Cost of foreign currencies: $1,632,817, $6,311,237, $1,754,666 and $975,353, respectively.

c

$0.001 par value, number of shares authorized: 255 million, 500 million, 191.4 million and 200 million, respectively.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited) (Continued)

iSHARES®, INC.

February 29, 2008

 

     iShares MSCI  
      South Korea
Index Fund
    Taiwan
Index Fund
 

ASSETS

    

Investments, at cost:

    

Unaffiliated issuers

   $ 2,526,087,970     $ 2,224,854,762  

Affiliated issuers (Note 2)

     754,495,556       2,061,826  
                

Total cost of investments

   $ 3,280,583,526     $ 2,226,916,588  
                

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

    

Unaffiliated issuers

   $ 3,279,693,747     $ 2,975,423,655  

Affiliated issuers (Note 2)

     754,495,556       2,061,826  
                

Total value of investments

     4,034,189,303       2,977,485,481  

Foreign currencies, at valueb

     1,227,612       6,606,485  

Cash

           146,530  

Receivables:

    

Investment securities sold

     21,644,528       12,567,342  

Dividends and interest

     42,008,633       4,191  

Capital shares sold

           28,081,353  
                

Total Assets

     4,099,070,076       3,024,891,382  
                

LIABILITIES

    

Payables:

    

Investment securities purchased

     20,152,713       40,460,081  

Collateral for securities on loan (Note 5)

     753,813,993        

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     1,650,182       1,275,992  
                

Total Liabilities

     775,616,888       41,736,073  
                

NET ASSETS

   $ 3,323,453,188     $ 2,983,155,309  
                

Net assets consist of:

    

Paid-in capital

   $ 2,674,737,674     $ 2,497,771,427  

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

     33,154,480       (1,287,075 )

Accumulated net realized loss

     (138,114,546 )     (263,964,640 )

Net unrealized appreciation on investments and translation of assets and
liabilities in foreign currencies

     753,675,580       750,635,597  
                

NET ASSETS

   $ 3,323,453,188     $ 2,983,155,309  
                

Shares outstandingc

     56,500,000       191,200,000  
                

Net asset value per share

   $ 58.82     $ 15.60  
                

 

a

Securities on loan with market values of $705,350,091 and $–, respectively. See Note 5.

b

Cost of foreign currencies: $1,217,113 and $6,619,331, respectively.

c

$0.001 par value, number of shares authorized: 200 million and 200 million, respectively.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

iSHARES®, INC.

Six months ended February 29, 2008

 

     iShares MSCI  
      Australia
Index Fund
    Brazil
Index Fund
   BRIC
Index Funda
    Canada
Index Fund
 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

         

Dividends from unaffiliated issuersb

   $ 33,317,498     $ 69,892,088    $ 81,397     $ 17,377,764  

Interest from affiliated issuers (Note 2)

     113,787       383,815      441       39,165  

Securities lending income from affiliated issuers (Note 2)

     290,242       1,904      2,523        
                               

Total investment income

     33,721,527       70,277,807      84,361       17,416,929  
                               

EXPENSES

         

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     4,656,773       21,458,642      72,127       4,671,979  

Foreign taxes (Note 1)

           87,883             
                               

Total expenses

     4,656,773       21,546,525      72,127       4,671,979  
                               

Net investment income

     29,064,754       48,731,282      12,234       12,744,950  
                               

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

         

Net realized gain (loss) from:

         

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

     (24,350,778 )     131,352,182      (154,521 )     (15,673,487 )

In-kind redemptions

     142,876,357                  165,257,503  

Foreign currency transactions

     913,161       889,926      487       117,135  
                               

Net realized gain (loss)

     119,438,740       132,242,108      (154,034 )     149,701,151  
                               

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

         

Investments

     (146,642,532 )     1,654,836,155      (1,870,762 )     (77,011,420 )

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     416,987       1,316,426      1,260       62,133  
                               

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (146,225,545 )     1,656,152,581      (1,869,502 )     (76,949,287 )
                               

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (26,786,805 )     1,788,394,689      (2,023,536 )     72,751,864  
                               

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 2,277,949     $ 1,837,125,971    $ (2,011,302 )   $ 85,496,814  
                               

 

a

For the period from November 12, 2007 (commencement of operations) to February 29, 2008.

b

Net of foreign withholding tax of $777,890, $10,204,959, $9,067 and $3,066,308, respectively.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (Continued)

iSHARES®, INC.

Six months ended February 29, 2008

 

 

     iShares MSCI  
      Chile
Index Funda
   Hong Kong
Index Fund
    Japan Small Cap
Index Fundb
   

Malaysia

Index Fund

 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

         

Dividends from unaffiliated issuersc

   $ 110,591    $ 19,767,866     $ 11,215     $ 17,610,718  

Interest from affiliated issuers (Note 2)

     350      84,960       19       48,352  

Securities lending income from affiliated issuers (Note 2)

          934,347       75        
                               

Total investment income

     110,941      20,787,173       11,309       17,659,070  
                               

EXPENSES

         

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     43,160      6,018,943       5,236       2,676,342  
                               

Total expenses

     43,160      6,018,943       5,236       2,676,342  
                               

Net investment income

     67,781      14,768,230       6,073       14,982,728  
                               

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

         

Net realized gain (loss) from:

         

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

     4,068      (20,845,909 )     (170 )     (3,217,483 )

In-kind redemptions

          168,379,740              

Foreign currency transactions

     1,556      3,332       9       574,595  
                               

Net realized gain (loss)

     5,624      147,537,163       (161 )     (2,642,888 )
                               

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

         

Investments

     184,730      (131,160,510 )     193,942       129,976,401  

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     365      2,052       660       30,623  
                               

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     185,095      (131,158,458 )     194,602       130,007,024  
                               

Net realized and unrealized gain

     190,719      16,378,705       194,441       127,364,136  
                               

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 258,500    $ 31,146,935     $ 200,514     $ 142,346,864  
                               

 

a

For the period from November 12, 2007 (commencement of operations) to February 29, 2008.

b

For the period from December 20, 2007 (commencement of operations) to February 29, 2008.

c

Net of foreign withholding tax of $40,458, $–, $844 and $–, respectively.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES®, INC.

Six months ended February 29, 2008

 

     iShares MSCI  
     

Mexico

Index Fund

    Pacific ex-Japan
Index Fund
   

Singapore

Index Fund

    South Africa
Index Fund
 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

        

Dividends from unaffiliated issuersa

   $ 16,520,691     $ 65,829,139     $ 22,604,814     $ 16,149,079  

Interest from affiliated issuers (Note 2)

     39,168       283,692       111,640       13,762  

Securities lending income from affiliated issuers (Note 2)

     527,762       781,001       476,310       29,707  
                                

Total investment income

     17,087,621       66,893,832       23,192,764       16,192,548  
                                

EXPENSES

        

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     3,429,516       10,048,020       4,983,831       2,092,143  
                                

Total expenses

     3,429,516       10,048,020       4,983,831       2,092,143  
                                

Net investment income

     13,658,105       56,845,812       18,208,933       14,100,405  
                                

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

        

Net realized gain (loss) from:

        

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

     (21,877,749 )     (42,347,864 )     (19,311,629 )     (10,580,143 )

In-kind redemptions

     84,987,312       62,926,031       88,233,497       38,069,734  

Foreign currency transactions

     (48,419 )     1,776,992       523,127       38,175  
                                

Net realized gain

     63,061,144       22,355,159       69,444,995       27,527,766  
                                

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

        

Investments

     (118,147,593 )     (14,927,815 )     (166,699,198 )     (82,567,070 )

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     3,241       827,871       100,563       (130,834 )
                                

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (118,144,352 )     (14,099,944 )     (166,598,635 )     (82,697,904 )
                                

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (55,083,208 )     8,255,215       (97,153,640 )     (55,170,138 )
                                

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (41,425,103 )   $ 65,101,027     $ (78,944,707 )   $ (41,069,733 )
                                

 

a

Net of foreign withholding tax of $–, $1,178,285, $– and $–, respectively.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES®, INC.

Six months ended February 29, 2008

 

     iShares MSCI  
      South Korea
Index Fund
   

Taiwan

Index Fund

 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

    

Dividends from unaffiliated issuersa

   $ 42,512,526     $ 17,234,952  

Interest from affiliated issuers (Note 2)

     136,092       114,166  

Securities lending income from affiliated issuers (Note 2)

     4,109,161        
                

Total investment income

     46,757,779       17,349,118  
                

EXPENSES

    

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     10,404,525       8,766,458  

Foreign taxes (Note 1)

           127,410  
                

Total expenses

     10,404,525       8,893,868  
                

Net investment income

     36,353,254       8,455,250  
                

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

    

Net realized gain (loss) from:

    

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

     (48,659,435 )     (70,325,500 )

Foreign currency transactions

     27,651       358,992  
                

Net realized loss

     (48,631,784 )     (69,966,508 )
                

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

    

Investments

     (355,977,827 )     59,507,658  

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     69,946       113,067  
                

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (355,907,881 )     59,620,725  
                

Net realized and unrealized loss

     (404,539,665 )     (10,345,783 )
                

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (368,186,411 )   $ (1,890,533 )
                

 

a

Net of foreign withholding tax of $7,762,568 and $182,679, respectively.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

iSHARES®, INC.

 

     iShares MSCI
Australia
Index Fund
    iShares MSCI
Brazil
Index Fund
 
      Six months ended
February 29, 2008
(Unaudited)
   

Year ended

August 31, 2007

    Six months ended
February 29, 2008
(Unaudited)
   

Year ended

August 31, 2007

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

        

OPERATIONS:

        

Net investment income

   $ 29,064,754     $ 36,454,764     $ 48,731,282     $ 68,668,117  

Net realized gain

     119,438,740       123,854,383       132,242,108       58,944,814  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (146,225,545 )     84,082,950       1,656,152,581       1,249,240,919  
                                

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     2,277,949       244,392,097       1,837,125,971       1,376,853,850  
                                

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

        

From net investment income

     (81,749,137 )     (35,850,508 )     (71,967,467 )     (59,308,876 )

From net realized gain

                 (39,856,665 )      
                                

Total distributions to shareholders

     (81,749,137 )     (35,850,508 )     (111,824,132 )     (59,308,876 )
                                

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     580,888,568       964,074,872       1,981,555,687       1,012,054,259  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (486,917,558 )     (394,910,991 )     (619,673,832 )     (363,560,519 )
                                

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

     93,971,010       569,163,881       1,361,881,855       648,493,740  
                                

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

     14,499,822       777,705,470       3,087,183,694       1,966,038,714  

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of period

     1,464,112,476       686,407,006       4,434,333,638       2,468,294,924  
                                

End of period

   $ 1,478,612,298     $ 1,464,112,476     $ 7,521,517,332     $ 4,434,333,638  
                                

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income included in net assets at end of period

   $ (31,182,276 )   $ 21,502,107     $ 22,154,375     $ 45,390,560  
                                

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

        

Shares sold

     18,400,000       37,000,000       26,100,000       16,700,000  

Shares redeemed

     (17,200,000 )     (15,800,000 )     (8,150,000 )     (7,850,000 )
                                

Net increase in shares outstanding

     1,200,000       21,200,000       17,950,000       8,850,000  
                                

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

iSHARES®, INC.

 

     iShares MSCI
BRIC
Index Fund
    iShares MSCI
Canada
Index Fund
 
      Period from
November 12, 2007a
to February 29, 2008
(Unaudited)
    Six months ended
February 29, 2008
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
August 31, 2007
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

      

OPERATIONS:

      

Net investment income

   $ 12,234     $ 12,744,950     $ 15,264,817  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (154,034 )     149,701,151       110,183,308  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (1,869,502 )     (76,949,287 )     94,919,801  
                        

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (2,011,302 )     85,496,814       220,367,926  
                        

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

      

From net investment income

           (22,859,835 )     (12,092,201 )
                        

Total distributions to shareholders

           (22,859,835 )     (12,092,201 )
                        

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

      

Proceeds from shares sold

     82,443,279       1,036,241,730       285,559,364  

Cost of shares redeemed

           (511,339,208 )     (271,873,681 )
                        

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

     82,443,279       524,902,522       13,685,683  
                        

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

     80,431,977       587,539,501       221,961,408  

NET ASSETS

      

Beginning of period

           1,323,122,143       1,101,160,735  
                        

End of period

   $ 80,431,977     $ 1,910,661,644     $ 1,323,122,143  
                        

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

   $ 12,234     $ 312,212     $ 10,427,097  
                        

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

      

Shares sold

     1,500,000       31,700,000       9,900,000  

Shares redeemed

           (16,500,000 )     (10,200,000 )
                        

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     1,500,000       15,200,000       (300,000 )
                        

 

a

Commencement of operations.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

iSHARES®, INC.

 

     iShares MSCI
Chile

Index Fund
    iShares MSCI
Hong Kong
Index Fund
 
      Period from
November 12, 2007a
to February 29, 2008
(Unaudited)
    Six months ended
February 29, 2008
(Unaudited)
   

Year ended

August 31, 2007

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

      

OPERATIONS:

      

Net investment income

   $ 67,781     $ 14,768,230     $ 35,062,644  

Net realized gain

     5,624       147,537,163       150,676,987  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     185,095       (131,158,458 )     128,693,618  
                        

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     258,500       31,146,935       314,433,249  
                        

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

      

From net investment income

     (17,176 )     (44,264,451 )     (25,623,625 )
                        

Total distributions to shareholders

     (17,176 )     (44,264,451 )     (25,623,625 )
                        

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

      

Proceeds from shares sold

     43,717,051       1,449,525,477       828,936,976  

Cost of shares redeemed

           (445,072,285 )     (555,149,687 )
                        

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

     43,717,051       1,004,453,192       273,787,289  
                        

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

     43,958,375       991,335,676       562,596,913  

NET ASSETS

      

Beginning of period

           1,445,308,892       882,711,979  
                        

End of period

   $ 43,958,375     $ 2,436,644,568     $ 1,445,308,892  
                        

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income included in net assets at end of period

   $ 50,605     $ (4,291,369 )   $ 25,204,852  
                        

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

      

Shares sold

     900,000       69,225,000       51,075,000  

Shares redeemed

           (20,850,000 )     (34,275,000 )
                        

Net increase in shares outstanding

     900,000       48,375,000       16,800,000  
                        

 

a

Commencement of operations.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

iSHARES®, INC.

 

     iShares MSCI
Japan Small Cap
Index Fund
    iShares MSCI
Malaysia
Index Fund
 
      Period from
December 20, 2007a
to February 29, 2008
(Unaudited)
    Six months ended
February 29, 2008
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
August 31, 2007
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

      

OPERATIONS:

      

Net investment income

   $ 6,073     $ 14,982,728     $ 24,085,999  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (161 )     (2,642,888 )     7,677,288  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     194,602       130,007,024       151,595,295  
                        

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     200,514       142,346,864       183,358,582  
                        

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

      

From net investment income

     (2,160 )     (34,921,988 )     (11,518,123 )
                        

Total distributions to shareholders

     (2,160 )     (34,921,988 )     (11,518,123 )
                        

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

      

Proceeds from shares sold

     9,393,260       628,668,100       709,128,181  

Cost of shares redeemed

                 (513,863,061 )
                        

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

     9,393,260       628,668,100       195,265,120  
                        

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

     9,591,614       736,092,976       367,105,579  

NET ASSETS

      

Beginning of period

           741,439,521       374,333,942  
                        

End of period

   $ 9,591,614     $ 1,477,532,497     $ 741,439,521  
                        

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income included in net assets at end of period

   $ 3,913     $ (1,421,107 )   $ 18,518,153  
                        

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

      

Shares sold

     200,000       48,375,000       68,475,000  

Shares redeemed

                 (49,200,000 )
                        

Net increase in shares outstanding

     200,000       48,375,000       19,275,000  
                        

 

a

Commencement of operations.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

iSHARES®, INC.

 

     iShares MSCI
Mexico
Index Fund
    iShares MSCI
Pacific ex-Japan
Index Fund
 
      Six months ended
February 29, 2008
(Unaudited)
   

Year ended

August 31, 2007

    Six months ended
February 29, 2008
(Unaudited)
   

Year ended

August 31, 2007

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

        

OPERATIONS:

        

Net investment income

   $ 13,658,105     $ 14,148,585     $ 56,845,812     $ 98,036,757  

Net realized gain

     63,061,144       288,704,084       22,355,159       107,970,955  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (118,144,352 )     6,648,571       (14,099,944 )     559,682,124  
                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (41,425,103 )     309,501,240       65,101,027       765,689,836  
                                

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

        

From net investment income

     (22,275,936 )     (11,694,155 )     (187,759,754 )     (101,866,512 )

From net realized gain

                 (4,628,288 )      
                                

Total distributions to shareholders

     (22,275,936 )     (11,694,155 )     (192,388,042 )     (101,866,512 )
                                

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     1,068,528,145       1,841,107,484       408,345,004       979,796,715  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (937,931,246 )     (1,520,212,071 )     (146,283,659 )     (202,255,658 )
                                

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

     130,596,899       320,895,413       262,061,345       777,541,057  
                                

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

     66,895,860       618,702,498       134,774,330       1,441,364,381  

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of period

     1,382,809,650       764,107,152       3,536,295,303       2,094,930,922  
                                

End of period

   $ 1,449,705,510     $ 1,382,809,650     $ 3,671,069,633     $ 3,536,295,303  
                                

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income included in net assets at end of period

   $ (305,444 )   $ 8,312,387     $ (87,474,756 )   $ 43,439,186  
                                

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

        

Shares sold

     18,800,000       34,500,000       2,400,000       7,300,000  

Shares redeemed

     (16,500,000 )     (29,300,000 )     (1,000,000 )     (1,600,000 )
                                

Net increase in shares outstanding

     2,300,000       5,200,000       1,400,000       5,700,000  
                                

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES®, INC.

 

     iShares MSCI
Singapore
Index Fund
    iShares MSCI
South Africa
Index Fund
 
      Six months ended
February 29, 2008
(Unaudited)
   

Year ended

August 31, 2007

    Six months ended
February 29, 2008
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
August 31, 2007
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

        

OPERATIONS:

        

Net investment income

   $ 18,208,933     $ 52,154,899     $ 14,100,405     $ 9,702,180  

Net realized gain

     69,444,995       205,458,060       27,527,766       9,358,147  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (166,598,635 )     154,022,242       (82,697,904 )     76,042,874  
                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (78,944,707 )     411,635,201       (41,069,733 )     95,103,201  
                                

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

        

From net investment income

     (77,127,096 )     (29,331,787 )     (13,744,433 )     (9,144,852 )
                                

Total distributions to shareholders

     (77,127,096 )     (29,331,787 )     (13,744,433 )     (9,144,852 )
                                

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     502,868,505       1,229,979,919       380,469,704       151,649,200  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (310,710,709 )     (517,692,912 )     (210,619,067 )     (68,565,161 )
                                

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

     192,157,796       712,287,007       169,850,637       83,084,039  
                                

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

     36,085,993       1,094,590,421       115,036,471       169,042,388  

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of period

     1,669,210,184       574,619,763       466,940,256       297,897,868  
                                

End of period

   $ 1,705,296,177     $ 1,669,210,184     $ 581,976,727     $ 466,940,256  
                                

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income included in net assets at end of period

   $ (15,168,551 )   $ 43,749,612     $ 7,148,476     $ 6,792,504  
                                

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

        

Shares sold

     34,800,000       105,300,000       2,700,000       1,300,000  

Shares redeemed

     (24,600,000 )     (42,700,000 )     (1,650,000 )     (600,000 )
                                

Net increase in shares outstanding

     10,200,000       62,600,000       1,050,000       700,000  
                                

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

iSHARES®, INC.

 

     iShares MSCI
South Korea
Index Fund
    iShares MSCI
Taiwan
Index Fund
 
      Six months ended
February 29, 2008
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
August 31, 2007
    Six months ended
February 29, 2008
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
August 31, 2007
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

        

OPERATIONS:

        

Net investment income

   $ 36,353,254     $ 17,668,348     $ 8,455,250     $ 58,686,661  

Net realized loss

     (48,631,784 )     (2,170,342 )     (69,966,508 )     (36,061,860 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (355,907,881 )     592,662,779       59,620,725       510,559,095  
                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (368,186,411 )     608,160,785       (1,890,533 )     533,183,896  
                                

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

        

From net investment income

     (20,758,106 )     (10,954,387 )     (68,184,922 )     (44,460,389 )
                                

Total distributions to shareholders

     (20,758,106 )     (10,954,387 )     (68,184,922 )     (44,460,389 )
                                

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     1,349,178,525       471,567,107       589,795,286       890,014,349  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (66,233,609 )     (260,654,404 )     (306,328,876 )     (502,724,067 )
                                

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

     1,282,944,916       210,912,703       283,466,410       387,290,282  
                                

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

     894,000,399       808,119,101       213,390,955       876,013,789  

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of period

     2,429,452,789       1,621,333,688       2,769,764,354       1,893,750,565  
                                

End of period

   $ 3,323,453,188     $ 2,429,452,789     $ 2,983,155,309     $ 2,769,764,354  
                                

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income included in net assets at end of period

   $ 33,154,480     $ 17,559,332     $ (1,287,075 )   $ 58,442,597  
                                

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

        

Shares sold

     19,400,000       8,200,000       38,400,000       58,100,000  

Shares redeemed

     (1,100,000 )     (5,250,000 )     (20,400,000 )     (35,550,000 )
                                

Net increase in shares outstanding

     18,300,000       2,950,000       18,000,000       22,550,000  
                                

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES®, INC.

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares MSCI Australia Index Fund  
     Six months
ended
Feb. 29, 2008
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2007
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2006
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2005
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2004
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2003
 
   

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 27.62     $ 21.59     $ 18.28     $ 13.56     $ 11.22     $ 9.36  
                                                

Income from investment operations:

            

Net investment incomea

     0.47       0.89       0.75       0.70       0.45       0.32  

Net realized and unrealized gainb

     0.47       6.24       3.23       4.60       2.32       1.81  
                                                

Total from investment operations

     0.94       7.13       3.98       5.30       2.77       2.13  
                                                

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (1.28 )     (1.10 )     (0.67 )     (0.58 )     (0.43 )     (0.27 )
                                                

Total distributions

     (1.28 )     (1.10 )     (0.67 )     (0.58 )     (0.43 )     (0.27 )
                                                

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 27.28     $ 27.62     $ 21.59     $ 18.28     $ 13.56     $ 11.22  
                                                

Total return

     3.36 %c     33.97 %     22.35 %     39.58 %     24.95 %     23.33 %
                                                

Ratios/Supplemental data:

            

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 1,478,612     $ 1,464,112     $ 686,407     $ 369,355     $ 178,998     $ 87,541  

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd

     0.51 %     0.51 %     0.54 %     0.57 %     0.79 %     0.84 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd

     3.18 %     3.46 %     3.75 %     4.13 %     3.37 %     3.21 %

Portfolio turnover ratee

     5 %     10 %     7 %     17 %     9 %     8 %

 

a

Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.

b

The amounts reported may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities due to the timing of capital share transactions.

c

Not annualized.

d

Annualized for periods of less than one year.

e

Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (Continued)

iSHARES®, INC.

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund  
     Six months
ended
Feb. 29, 2008
(Unaudited)
   

Year ended

Aug. 31, 2007

    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2006
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2005
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2004
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2003
 
   

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 61.59     $ 39.09     $ 28.18     $ 16.96     $ 12.19     $ 8.30  
                                                

Income from investment operations:

            

Net investment incomea

     0.55       1.09       1.00       0.89       0.55       0.32  

Net realized and unrealized gainb

     22.68       22.35       10.49       10.79       4.49       3.68  
                                                

Total from investment operations

     23.23       23.44       11.49       11.68       5.04       4.00  
                                                

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.77 )     (0.94 )     (0.58 )     (0.46 )     (0.27 )     (0.11 )

Net realized gain

     (0.43 )                              
                                                

Total distributions

     (1.20 )     (0.94 )     (0.58 )     (0.46 )     (0.27 )     (0.11 )
                                                

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 83.62     $ 61.59     $ 39.09     $ 28.18     $ 16.96     $ 12.19  
                                                

Total return

     37.80 %c     60.82 %     41.13 %     69.72 %     41.42 %     48.85 %
                                                

Ratios/Supplemental data:

            

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 7,521,517     $ 4,434,334     $ 2,468,295     $ 552,285     $ 209,504     $ 103,035  

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd

     0.64 %     0.69 %     0.70 %     0.74 %     0.96 %     0.99 %

Ratio of expenses to average net assets exclusive of foreign taxesd

     0.63 %     0.68 %     n/a       n/a       n/a       n/a  

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd

     1.44 %     2.17 %     2.65 %     3.94 %     3.59 %     3.59 %

Portfolio turnover ratee

     20 %     22 %     15 %     48 %     106 %     85 %

 

a

Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.

b

The amounts reported may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities due to the timing of capital share transactions.

c

Not annualized.

d

Annualized for periods of less than one year.

e

Portfolio turnover rates include portfolio transactions that are executed as a result of the Fund processing capital share transactions in Creation Units solely for cash in U.S. dollars. Excluding such transactions, the portfolio turnover rate for the six months ended February 29, 2008 and the years ended August 31, 2007, August 31, 2006 and August 31, 2005 would have been 11%, 6%, 13% and 9%, respectively. See Note 4.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES®, INC.

(For a share outstanding throughout the period)

 

     iShares MSCI
BRIC Index Fund
 
     Period from
Nov. 12, 2007a
to Feb. 29, 2008
(Unaudited)
 
   

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $                    56.50  
      

Income from investment operations:

  

Net investment incomeb

   0.02  

Net realized and unrealized lossc

   (2.90 )
      

Total from investment operations

   (2.88 )
      

Net asset value, end of period

   $                    53.62  
      

Total return

   (5.10 )%d
      

Ratios/Supplemental data:

  

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $                  80,432  

Ratio of expenses to average net assetse

   0.72 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse

   0.12 %

Portfolio turnover ratef

   5 %

 

a

Commencement of operations.

b

Based on average shares outstanding throughout the period.

c

The amount reported may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities due to the timing of capital share transactions.

d

Not annualized.

e

Annualized for periods of less than one year.

f

Portfolio turnover rate includes portfolio transactions that are executed as a result of the Fund processing capital share transactions in Creation Units partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Excluding such transactions, the portfolio turnover rate for the period ended February 29, 2008 remained the same. See Note 4.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (Continued)

iSHARES®, INC.

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares MSCI Canada Index Fund  
    

Six months
ended

Feb. 29, 2008

(Unaudited)

    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2007
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2006
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2005
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2004
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2003
 
   

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 29.87     $ 24.69     $ 20.30     $ 14.33     $ 12.25     $ 9.49  
                                                

Income from investment operations:

            

Net investment incomea

     0.22       0.35       0.25       0.17       0.11       0.10  

Net realized and unrealized gainb

     2.41       5.11       4.29       6.00       2.17       2.69  
                                                

Total from investment operations

     2.63       5.46       4.54       6.17       2.28       2.79  
                                                

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.39 )     (0.28 )     (0.15 )     (0.20 )     (0.20 )     (0.03 )
                                                

Total distributions

     (0.39 )     (0.28 )     (0.15 )     (0.20 )     (0.20 )     (0.03 )
                                                

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 32.11     $ 29.87     $ 24.69     $ 20.30     $ 14.33     $ 12.25  
                                                

Total return

     8.81 %c     22.33 %     22.46 %     43.35 %     18.70 %     29.47 %
                                                

Ratios/Supplemental data:

            

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 1,910,662     $ 1,323,122     $ 1,101,161     $ 420,301     $ 325,298     $ 503,407  

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd

     0.51 %     0.52 %     0.54 %     0.57 %     0.70 %e     0.84 %

Ratio of expenses to average net assets exclusive of foreign taxesd

     n/a       0.52 %     n/a       n/a       n/a       n/a  

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd

     1.39 %     1.32 %     1.09 %     1.00 %     0.81 %     0.98 %

Portfolio turnover ratef

     7 %     8 %     20 %     9 %     10 %     10 %

 

a

Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.

b

The amounts reported may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities due to the timing of capital share transactions.

c

Not annualized.

d

Annualized for periods of less than one year.

e

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to voluntary reimbursed distribution fees for the year ended August 31, 2004 was 0.80%.

f

Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES®, INC.

(For a share outstanding throughout the period)

 

     iShares MSCI
Chile Index Fund
 
    

Period from

Nov. 12, 2007a

to Feb. 29, 2008

(Unaudited)

 
   

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 48.84  
        

Income from investment operations:

  

Net investment incomeb

     0.14  

Net realized and unrealized lossc

     (0.09 )
        

Total from investment operations

     0.05  
        

Less distributions from:

  

Net investment income

     (0.05 )
        

Total distributions

     (0.05 )
        

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 48.84  
        

Total return

     0.10 %d
        

Ratios/Supplemental data:

  

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 43,958  

Ratio of expenses to average net assetse

     0.63 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse

     0.99 %

Portfolio turnover ratef

     1 %

 

a

Commencement of operations.

b

Based on average shares outstanding throughout the period.

c

The amount reported may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities due to the timing of capital share transactions.

d

Not annualized.

e

Annualized for periods of less than one year.

f

Portfolio turnover rate includes portfolio transactions that are executed as a result of the Fund processing capital share transactions in Creation Units solely for cash in

  U.S. dollars. Excluding such transactions, the portfolio turnover rate for the period ended February 29, 2008 remained the same. See Note 4.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (Continued)

iSHARES®, INC.

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares MSCI Hong Kong Index Fund  
    

Six months
ended

Feb. 29, 2008
(Unaudited)

    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2007
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2006
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2005
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2004
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2003
 
   

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 18.30     $ 14.20     $ 13.01     $ 10.91     $ 9.03     $ 7.99  
                                                

Income from investment operations:

            

Net investment incomea

     0.13       0.47       0.38       0.33       0.28       0.23  

Net realized and unrealized gainb

     1.08       3.94       1.17       2.04       1.75       0.95  
                                                

Total from investment operations

     1.21       4.41       1.55       2.37       2.03       1.18  
                                                

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.38 )     (0.31 )     (0.36 )     (0.27 )     (0.15 )     (0.14 )
                                                

Total distributions

     (0.38 )     (0.31 )     (0.36 )     (0.27 )     (0.15 )     (0.14 )
                                                

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 19.13     $ 18.30     $ 14.20     $ 13.01     $ 10.91     $ 9.03  
                                                

Total return

     6.33 %c     31.44 %     12.20 %     21.96 %     22.69 %     15.14 %
                                                

Ratios/Supplemental data:

            

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 2,436,645     $ 1,445,309     $ 882,712     $ 637,985     $ 449,923     $ 250,627  

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd

     0.51 %     0.52 %     0.54 %     0.57 %     0.80 %     0.84 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd

     1.25 %     2.92 %     2.87 %     2.75 %     2.78 %     3.06 %

Portfolio turnover ratee

     7 %     9 %     10 %     6 %     5 %     10 %

 

a

Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.

b

The amounts reported may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities due to the timing of capital share transactions.

c

Not annualized.

d

Annualized for periods of less than one year.

e

Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES®, INC.

(For a share outstanding throughout the period)

 

     iShares MSCI
Japan Small
Cap Index Fund
 
    

Period from

Dec. 20, 2007a

to Feb. 29, 2008

(Unaudited)

 
   

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 48.85  
        

Income from investment operations:

  

Net investment incomeb

     0.05  

Net realized and unrealized lossc

     (0.92 )
        

Total from investment operations

     (0.87 )
        

Less distributions from:

  

Net investment income

     (0.02 )
        

Total distributions

     (0.02 )
        

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 47.96  
        

Total return

     (1.78 )%d
        

Ratios/Supplemental data:

  

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 9,592  

Ratio of expenses to average net assetse

     0.51 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse

     0.60 %

Portfolio turnover ratef

     0 %

 

a

Commencement of operations.

b

Based on average shares outstanding throughout the period.

c

The amount reported may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities due to the timing of capital share transactions.

d

Not annualized.

e

Annualized for periods of less than one year.

f

Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (Continued)

iSHARES®, INC.

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares MSCI Malaysia Index Fund  
    

Six months
ended

Feb. 29, 2008
(Unaudited)

    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2007
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2006
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2005
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2004
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2003
 
   

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 10.97     $ 7.75     $ 7.19     $ 6.54     $ 5.99     $ 5.68  
                                                

Income from investment operations:

            

Net investment incomea

     0.18       0.34       0.26       0.20       0.13       0.10  

Net realized and unrealized gainb

     2.00       3.08       0.59       0.61       0.52       0.30  
                                                

Total from investment operations

     2.18       3.42       0.85       0.81       0.65       0.40  
                                                

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.41 )     (0.20 )     (0.29 )     (0.16 )     (0.10 )     (0.09 )
                                                

Total distributions

     (0.41 )     (0.20 )     (0.29 )     (0.16 )     (0.10 )     (0.09 )
                                                

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 12.74     $ 10.97     $ 7.75     $ 7.19     $ 6.54     $ 5.99  
                                                

Total return

     20.02 %c     44.64 %     12.35 %     12.39 %     11.01 %     7.39 %
                                                

Ratios/Supplemental data:

            

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 1,477,532     $ 741,440     $ 374,334     $ 387,575     $ 224,218     $ 99,730  

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd

     0.51 %     0.51 %     0.54 %     0.57 %     0.79 %     0.84 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd

     2.86 %     3.21 %     3.46 %     2.85 %     1.97 %     1.91 %

Portfolio turnover ratee

     9 %     87 %     60 %     15 %     39 %     35 %

 

a

Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.

b

The amounts reported may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities due to the timing of capital share transactions.

c

Not annualized.

d

Annualized for periods of less than one year.

e

Portfolio turnover rates include portfolio transactions that are executed as a result of the Fund processing capital share transactions in Creation Units solely for cash in U.S. dollars. Excluding such transactions, the portfolio turnover rate for the six months ended February 29, 2008 and the years ended August 31, 2007, August 31, 2006 and August 31, 2005 would have been 8%, 3%, 9% and 9%, respectively. See Note 4.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES®, INC.

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares MSCI Mexico Index Fund  
    

Six months
ended

Feb. 29, 2008
(Unaudited)

    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2007
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2006
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2005
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2004
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2003
 
   

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 58.35     $ 41.30     $ 29.04     $ 19.35     $ 15.04     $ 13.65  
                                                

Income from investment operations:

            

Net investment incomea

     0.58       0.64       0.76       0.42       0.26       0.19  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b

     (2.12 )     16.87       11.98       9.55       4.26       1.72  
                                                

Total from investment operations

     (1.54 )     17.51       12.74       9.97       4.52       1.91  
                                                

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (1.05 )     (0.46 )     (0.48 )     (0.28 )     (0.21 )     (0.52 )
                                                

Total distributions

     (1.05 )     (0.46 )     (0.48 )     (0.28 )     (0.21 )     (0.52 )
                                                

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 55.76     $ 58.35     $ 41.30     $ 29.04     $ 19.35     $ 15.04  
                                                

Total return

     (2.64 )%c     42.58 %     44.11 %     51.77 %     30.28 %     14.60 %
                                                

Ratios/Supplemental data:

            

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 1,449,706     $ 1,382,810     $ 764,107     $ 255,557     $ 129,623     $ 60,155  

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd

     0.51 %     0.51 %     0.54 %     0.57 %     0.78 %     0.84 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd

     2.03 %     1.19 %     2.06 %     1.70 %     1.40 %     1.43 %

Portfolio turnover ratee

     6 %     14 %     12 %     9 %     12 %     13 %

 

a

Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.

b

The amounts reported may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities due to the timing of capital share transactions.

c

Not annualized.

d

Annualized for periods of less than one year.

e

Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES®, INC.

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares MSCI Pacific ex-Japan Index Fund  
    

Six months

ended

Feb. 29, 2008

(Unaudited)

   

Year ended

Aug. 31, 2007

    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2006
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2005
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2004
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2003
 
   

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 144.93     $ 112.03     $ 97.57     $ 75.73     $ 62.03     $ 52.51  
                                                

Income from investment operations:

            

Net investment incomea

     2.20       4.55       3.83       3.70       2.68       1.87  

Net realized and unrealized gainb

     2.45       33.55       14.33       21.15       12.53       8.53  
                                                

Total from investment operations

     4.65       38.10       18.16       24.85       15.21       10.40  
                                                

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (7.11 )     (5.20 )     (3.70 )     (3.01 )     (1.51 )     (0.88 )

Net realized gain

     (0.18 )                              
                                                

Total distributions

     (7.29 )     (5.20 )     (3.70 )     (3.01 )     (1.51 )     (0.88 )
                                                

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 142.29     $ 144.93     $ 112.03     $ 97.57     $ 75.73     $ 62.03  
                                                

Total return

     3.03 %c     34.86 %     19.17 %     33.27 %     24.74 %     20.15 %
                                                

Ratios/Supplemental data:

            

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 3,671,070     $ 3,536,295     $ 2,094,931     $ 1,522,107     $ 651,250     $ 223,298  

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd

     0.50 %     0.50 %     0.50 %     0.50 %     0.50 %     0.50 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd

     2.83 %     3.43 %     3.67 %     4.09 %     3.68 %     3.47 %

Portfolio turnover ratee

     8 %     11 %     8 %     16 %     8 %     8 %

 

a

Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.

b

The amounts reported may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities due to the timing of capital share transactions.

c

Not annualized.

d

Annualized for periods of less than one year.

e

Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES®, INC.

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares MSCI Singapore Index Fund  
    

Six months
ended

Feb. 29, 2008
(Unaudited)

    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2007
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2006
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2005
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2004
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2003
 
   

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 13.28     $ 9.11     $ 7.77     $ 6.52     $ 5.38     $ 5.01  
                                                

Income from investment operations:

            

Net investment incomea

     0.13       0.47       0.40       0.38       0.22       0.12  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b

     (0.35 )     4.01       1.23       1.15       1.04       0.33  
                                                

Total from investment operations

     (0.22 )     4.48       1.63       1.53       1.26       0.45  
                                                

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.51 )     (0.31 )     (0.29 )     (0.28 )     (0.12 )     (0.08 )
                                                

Total distributions

     (0.51 )     (0.31 )     (0.29 )     (0.28 )     (0.12 )     (0.08 )
                                                

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 12.55     $ 13.28     $ 9.11     $ 7.77     $ 6.52     $ 5.38  
                                                

Total return

     (1.82 )%c     49.92 %     21.61 %     24.06 %     23.47 %     9.30 %
                                                

Ratios/Supplemental data:

            

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 1,705,296     $ 1,669,210     $ 574,620     $ 341,137     $ 170,047     $ 108,202  

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd

     0.51 %     0.51 %     0.54 %     0.57 %     0.79 %     0.84 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd

     1.86 %     3.80 %     4.74 %     5.19 %     3.50 %     2.67 %

Portfolio turnover ratee

     8 %     8 %     6 %     8 %     9 %     14 %

 

a

Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.

b

The amounts reported may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities due to the timing of capital share transactions.

c

Not annualized.

d

Annualized for periods of less than one year.

e

Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES®, INC.

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares MSCI South Africa Index Fund  
    

Six months
ended

Feb. 29, 2008
(Unaudited)

    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2007
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2006
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2005
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2004
   

Period from
Feb. 3, 2003a
to

Aug. 31, 2003

 
   

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 124.52     $ 97.67     $ 82.99     $ 59.92     $ 46.81     $ 38.72  
                                                

Income from investment operations:

            

Net investment incomeb

     2.81       2.99       2.87       1.92       1.23       0.89  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)c

     (3.46 )     26.37       13.78       22.36       13.24       7.20  
                                                

Total from investment operations

     (0.65 )     29.36       16.65       24.28       14.47       8.09  
                                                

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (2.62 )     (2.51 )     (1.97 )     (1.21 )     (1.36 )      
                                                

Total distributions

     (2.62 )     (2.51 )     (1.97 )     (1.21 )     (1.36 )      
                                                

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 121.25     $ 124.52     $ 97.67     $ 82.99     $ 59.92     $ 46.81  
                                                

Total return

     (0.59 )%d     30.34 %     20.06 %     40.62 %     31.30 %     20.89 %d
                                                

Ratios/Supplemental data:

            

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 581,977     $ 466,940     $ 297,898     $ 153,530     $ 92,882     $ 81,914  

Ratio of expenses to average net assetse

     0.63 %     0.68 %     0.70 %     0.74 %     0.95 %     0.99 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse

     4.27 %     2.58 %     2.79 %     2.62 %     2.23 %     3.86 %

Portfolio turnover ratef

     12 %     8 %     7 %     32 %     13 %     17 %

 

a

Commencement of operations.

b

Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.

c

The amounts reported may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities due to the timing of capital share transactions.

d

Not annualized.

e

Annualized for periods of less than one year.

f

Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES®, INC.

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares MSCI South Korea Index Fund  
    

Six months
ended

Feb. 29, 2008
(Unaudited)

    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2007
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2006
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2005
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2004
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2003
 
   

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 63.60     $ 46.00     $ 34.75     $ 24.17     $ 23.06     $ 21.17  
                                                

Income from investment operations:

            

Net investment incomea

     0.71       0.51       0.31       0.46       0.22       0.19  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b

     (5.12 )     17.42       11.20       10.22       1.13       1.70  
                                                

Total from investment operations

     (4.41 )     17.93       11.51       10.68       1.35       1.89  
                                                

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.37 )     (0.33 )     (0.26 )     (0.10 )     (0.24 )      
                                                

Total distributions

     (0.37 )     (0.33 )     (0.26 )     (0.10 )     (0.24 )      
                                                

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 58.82     $ 63.60     $ 46.00     $ 34.75     $ 24.17     $ 23.06  
                                                

Total return

     (7.00 )%c     39.18 %     33.16 %     44.29 %     5.83 %     8.93 %
                                                

Ratios/Supplemental data:

            

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 3,323,453     $ 2,429,453     $ 1,621,334     $ 698,455     $ 315,464     $ 154,486  

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd

     0.63 %     0.68 %     0.70 %     0.74 %     0.94 %     0.99 %

Ratio of expenses to average net assets exclusive of foreign taxesd

     n/a       0.68 %     0.70 %     0.74 %     0.94 %     0.99 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd

     2.21 %     0.96 %     0.71 %     1.49 %     0.87 %     0.98 %

Portfolio turnover ratee

     11 %     20 %     47 %     30 %     29 %     39 %

 

a

Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.

b

The amounts reported may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities due to the timing of capital share transactions.

c

Not annualized.

d

Annualized for periods of less than one year.

e

Portfolio turnover rates include portfolio transactions that are executed as a result of the Fund processing capital share transactions in Creation Units solely for cash in U.S. dollars. Excluding such transactions, the portfolio turnover rate for the six months ended February 29, 2008 and the years ended August 31, 2007, August 31, 2006 and August 31, 2005 would have been 9%, 6%, 14% and 9%, respectively. See Note 4.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES®, INC.

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares MSCI Taiwan Index Fund  
    

Six months
ended

Feb. 29, 2008
(Unaudited)

    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2007
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2006
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2005
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2004
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2003
 
   

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 15.99     $ 12.57     $ 11.57     $ 10.66     $ 10.79     $ 8.82  
                                                

Income from investment operations:

            

Net investment incomea

     0.05       0.38       0.34       0.27       0.14       0.04  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b

     (0.05 )     3.34       0.80       0.72       (0.25 )     1.93  
                                                

Total from investment operations

           3.72       1.14       0.99       (0.11 )     1.97  
                                                

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.39 )     (0.30 )     (0.14 )     (0.08 )     (0.02 )      
                                                

Total distributions

     (0.39 )     (0.30 )     (0.14 )     (0.08 )     (0.02 )      
                                                

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 15.60     $ 15.99     $ 12.57     $ 11.57     $ 10.66     $ 10.79  
                                                

Total return

     0.17 %c     29.91 %     9.84 %     9.28 %     (1.10 )%     22.45 %
                                                

Ratios/Supplemental data:

            

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 2,983,155     $ 2,769,764     $ 1,893,751     $ 752,640     $ 390,228     $ 234,727  

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd

     0.64 %     0.77 %     0.85 %     1.03 %     1.19 %e     1.31 %

Ratio of expenses to average net assets exclusive of foreign taxesd

     0.63 %     0.68 %     0.70 %     0.74 %     0.92 %     0.99 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd

     0.61 %     2.61 %     2.74 %     2.34 %     1.23 %     0.43 %

Portfolio turnover ratef

     17 %     35 %     29 %     20 %     19 %     15 %

 

a

Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.

b

The amounts reported may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities due to the timing of capital share transactions.

c

Not annualized.

d

Annualized for periods of less than one year.

e

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to voluntary reimbursed distribution fees for the year ended August 31, 2004 was 1.22%.

f

Portfolio turnover rates include portfolio transactions that are executed as a result of the Fund processing capital share transactions in Creation Units solely for cash in U.S. dollars. Excluding such transactions, the portfolio turnover rate for the six months ended February 29, 2008 and the years ended August 31, 2007, August 31, 2006 and August 31, 2005 would have been 6%, 12%, 10% and 10%, respectively. See Note 4.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES®, INC.

 

iShares, Inc. (the “Company”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on September 1, 1994 pursuant to amended and restated Articles of Incorporation.

These financial statements relate only to the iShares MSCI Australia, iShares MSCI Brazil, iShares MSCI BRIC, iShares MSCI Canada, iShares MSCI Chile, iShares MSCI Hong Kong, iShares MSCI Japan Small Cap, iShares MSCI Malaysia, iShares MSCI Mexico, iShares MSCI Pacific ex-Japan, iShares MSCI Singapore, iShares MSCI South Africa, iShares MSCI South Korea and iShares MSCI Taiwan Index Funds (each, a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”). The iShares MSCI BRIC Index Fund and iShares MSCI Chile Index Fund commenced operations on November 12, 2007 and iShares MSCI Japan Small Cap Index Fund commenced operations on December 20, 2007.

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 publicly traded equity securities in the aggregate in a particular market, as measured by that market’s equity securities index compiled by MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”). The investment adviser uses a “passive” or index approach to achieve each Fund’s investment objective. Each of the Funds is classified as a non-diversified fund under the 1940 Act. 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.

Each Fund invests in the securities of foreign issuers of a single country or region, which may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with securities of U.S. issuers. Such risks include, but are not limited to: generally less liquid and less efficient securities markets; generally greater price volatility; exchange rate fluctuations and exchange controls; imposition of restrictions on the expatriation of funds or other assets of the Fund; less publicly available information about issuers; the imposition of withholding or other taxes; higher transaction and custody costs; settlement delays and risk of loss attendant in settlement procedures; difficulties in enforcing contractual obligations; less regulation of securities markets; different accounting, disclosure and reporting requirements; more substantial governmental involvement in the economy; higher inflation rates; greater social, economic and political uncertainties; the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets and the risk of war.

Pursuant to the Company’s organizational documents, the Funds’ officers and directors 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 Company 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

 

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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 Directors of the Company (the “Board”).

Investments that may be valued using fair value pricing include, but are not limited to: (i) an unlisted security related to corporate actions; (ii) a restricted security (i.e., one that may not be publicly sold without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended); (iii) a security whose trading has been suspended or which has been de-listed from its primary trading exchange; (iv) a security that is thinly traded; (v) a security in default or bankruptcy proceedings for which there is no current market quotation; (vi) a security affected by currency controls or restrictions; and (vii) a security affected by a significant event (i.e., an event that occurs after the close of the markets on which the security is traded but before the time as of which the Fund’s NAV is computed and that may materially affect the value of the Fund’s investments). Examples of events that may be “significant events” are government actions, natural disasters, armed conflict, acts of terrorism, and significant market fluctuations.

Valuing a Fund’s investments using fair value pricing will result in using prices for those investments that may differ from current market valuations. Accordingly, fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a Fund’s net asset value and the prices used by the Fund’s benchmark index, which, in turn, could result in a difference between the Fund’s performance and the performance of the Fund’s benchmark index.

SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME RECOGNITION

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date, net of any foreign taxes withheld at source, and interest income is accrued daily. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method.

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION

The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, as well as investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates deemed appropriate by the investment adviser. Any use of a rate different from the rates used by MSCI may adversely affect a Fund’s ability to track its underlying index. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars on the respective dates of such transactions.

Each Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of securities. Such fluctuations are reflected by the Funds as a component of realized and unrealized gains and losses from investments for financial reporting purposes.

FOREIGN TAXES

The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, corporate events, capital gains on investments or currency repatriation. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Funds invest. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Funds and are disclosed in their Statements of Operations. Foreign taxes payable as of February 29, 2008, if any, are reflected in the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income, if any, including any net foreign currency gains, are declared and distributed at least annually by each Fund. Distributions of net realized capital gains, if any, generally are declared and distributed 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.

The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.

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 ordinary income and any net capital 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 six months ended February 29, 2008.

The Funds had tax basis net capital loss carryforwards as of August 31, 2007, the tax year-end of the Funds, as follows:

 

iShares MSCI
Index Fund
   Expiring
2008
   Expiring
2009
   Expiring
2010
   Expiring
2011
   Expiring
2012
   Expiring
2013
   Expiring
2014
   Expiring
2015
   Total

Australia

   $ 71,019    $ 1,971,994    $ 3,625,203    $ 650,082    $ 596,240    $ 384,424    $    $ 7,066    $ 7,306,028

Canada

                              2,931,648           5,363,291      8,294,939

Hong Kong

               4,971,970      2,870,602      2,330,414      468,716      425,440      2,899,247      13,966,389

Malaysia

               9,819,029      2,898,105      775,477      6,820,474      1,543,708      3,424,287      25,281,080

Mexico

               47,326      2,329,290      3,136,171      12,912      632,766           6,158,465

Singapore

               1,934,119      4,428,316      4,256,421      2,558,348                13,177,204

South Africa

                         527,613           260,738      1,607,845      2,396,196

South Korea

          556,540      666,642      504,041      3,363,449      11,590,303      3,172,573      38,097,223      57,950,771

Taiwan

               12,532,361      8,689,663      9,129,874      12,022,719      14,435,986      64,999,586      121,810,189

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.

The Funds may own shares in certain foreign investment entities, referred to, under U.S. tax law, as “passive foreign investment companies.” The Funds may elect to mark-to-market annually the shares of each passive foreign investment company and would be required to distribute to shareholders any such marked-to-market gains.

Each Fund reclassifies at the end of its tax year certain amounts to paid-in-capital from accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions and accumulated net investment income (loss), respectively, as a result of permanent book and tax differences primarily attributed to net investment loss, return of capital, passive foreign investment companies, realized foreign currency gains and losses and gains and losses on in-kind redemptions. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share.

 

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As of February 29, 2008, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

iShares MSCI Index Fund    Tax Cost   

Gross

Unrealized
Appreciation

  

Gross

Unrealized
Depreciation

   

Net

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Australia

   $ 1,542,736,891    $ 117,619,524    $ (130,474,405 )   $ (12,854,881 )

Brazil

     4,132,615,078      3,455,669,128      (75,645,176 )     3,380,023,952  

BRIC

     83,643,091      2,025,359      (3,900,929 )     (1,875,570 )

Canada

     1,741,806,957      240,183,692      (74,559,495 )     165,624,197  

Chile

     43,773,645      1,116,302      (936,632 )     179,670  

Hong Kong

     2,669,355,414      168,685,754      (81,670,334 )     87,015,420  

Japan Small Cap

     9,436,708      423,449      (229,507 )     193,942  

Malaysia

     1,113,579,560      364,843,317      (3,345,875 )     361,497,442  

Mexico

     1,620,180,341      11,794,358      (109,685,876 )     (97,891,518 )

Pacific ex-Japan

     2,965,247,926      972,987,239      (59,264,603 )     913,722,636  

Singapore

     1,790,617,935      99,339,363      (64,156,996 )     35,182,367  

South Africa

     638,623,872      36,985,067      (96,683,647 )     (59,698,580 )

South Korea

     3,339,557,013      762,179,411      (67,547,121 )     694,632,290  

Taiwan

     2,307,232,385      757,034,979      (86,781,883 )     670,253,096  

The Funds adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109.” FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 provides guidance on the measurement, recognition, classification and disclosures of tax positions, along with accounting for the related interest and penalties. Management has reviewed the tax positions as of February 29, 2008, inclusive of the prior three open tax return years, and has determined that the implementation of FIN 48 did not have a material impact on the Funds’ financial statements.

2. AGREEMENTS AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Company, 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 each of the Funds, 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.

For its investment advisory services to the iShares MSCI Australia, iShares MSCI Canada, iShares MSCI Hong Kong, iShares MSCI Japan Small Cap, iShares MSCI Malaysia, iShares MSCI Mexico and iShares MSCI Singapore Index Funds, BGFA is entitled to an annual

 

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investment advisory fee based on each Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of these Funds and other iShares Funds in the same advisory fee category, as follows:

 

Investment Advisory Fee    Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets

               0.59%

   First $7 billion

               0.54

   Over $7 billion, up to and including $11 billion

               0.49

   Over $11 billion, up to and including $24 billion

               0.44

   Over $24 billion

For its investment advisory services to the iShares MSCI Brazil, iShares MSCI Chile, iShares MSCI South Africa, iShares MSCI South Korea and iShares MSCI Taiwan Index Funds, BGFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee based on each Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of these five Funds, as follows:

 

Investment Advisory Fee    Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets

               0.74%

   First $2 billion

               0.69

   Over $2 billion, up to and including $4 billion

               0.64

   Over $4 billion, up to and including $8 billion

               0.57

   Over $8 billion

For its investment advisory services to the iShares MSCI BRIC Index Fund, BGFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee based on the Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Fund and another iShares Fund in the same advisory fee category, as follows:

 

Investment Advisory Fee    Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets

               0.75%

   First $14 billion

               0.68

   Over $14 billion, up to and including $28 billion

               0.61

   Over $28 billion

For its investment advisory services to the iShares MSCI Pacific ex-Japan Index Fund, BGFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Fund.

State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”) serves as administrator, custodian and transfer agent for the Company. As compensation for its services, State Street 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 Company. SEI does not receive a fee from the Funds for its distribution services.

 

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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 Funds. 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 six months ended February 29, 2008, BGI earned securities lending agent fees as follows:

 

iShares MSCI Index Fund    Securities Lending
Agent Fees

Australia

   $ 290,242

Brazil

     1,904

BRIC

     2,523

Hong Kong

     934,347

Japan Small Cap

     75
iShares MSCI Index Fund    Securities Lending
Agent Fees

Mexico

   $ 527,762

Pacific ex-Japan

     781,001

Singapore

     476,310

South Africa

     29,707

South Korea

     4,109,161

 

Cross trades for the six months ended February 29, 2008, if any, were executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which BGFA (or an affiliate) serves as investment adviser. At its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, the Board reviews such transactions as of the most recent calendar quarter for compliance with the requirements and restrictions set forth by Rule 17a-7.

Each Fund may invest in the Institutional Shares of certain money market funds managed by BGFA, the Funds’ investment adviser, including the Government Money Market Fund (“GMMF”), Institutional Money Market Fund (“IMMF”), Prime Money Market Fund (“PMMF”) and Treasury Money Market Fund (“TMMF”) of Barclays Global Investors Funds. The GMMF, IMMF, PMMF and TMMF 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, Prime Money Market Master Portfolio and Treasury Money Market Master Portfolio (collectively, the “Money Market Master Portfolios”), respectively, which are also managed by BGFA. While the GMMF, IMMF, PMMF and TMMF do not directly charge an investment advisory fee, the Money Market Master Portfolios in which they invest do charge an investment advisory fee. Income distributions from the GMMF, IMMF, PMMF and TMMF are declared daily and paid monthly from net investment income. Income distributions earned by the Funds from temporary cash investments are recorded as interest from affiliated issuers in the accompanying Statements of Operations. Income distributions earned by the Funds from the investment of securities lending collateral, if any, are included in securities lending income in the accompanying Statements of Operations.

Each Fund may invest its securities lending cash collateral, if any, in the BGI Cash Premier Fund LLC (“Premier Fund”), an affiliated private money market fund managed by BGFA. Although the Premier Fund is not registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act, it intends to operate as a money market fund in compliance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. See Note 5 for additional information regarding the Premier Fund.

As of February 29, 2008, certain directors and officers of the Company are also officers of BGI and/or BGFA.

 

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3. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) for the six months ended February 29, 2008, were as follows:

 

iShares MSCI Index Fund    Purchases    Sales

Australia

   $ 87,650,743    $ 134,579,230

Brazil

     2,673,961,160      1,364,173,816

BRIC

     26,805,834      1,999,631

Canada

     125,752,472      122,388,075

Chile

     43,981,676      265,538

Hong Kong

     168,724,465      173,479,840

Japan Small Cap

          4,418

Malaysia

     701,014,125      90,444,787

Mexico

     86,190,295      95,091,047

Pacific ex-Japan

     304,011,251      369,982,239

Singapore

     149,444,017      173,027,147

South Africa

     76,417,424      82,089,635

South Korea

     1,600,173,452      343,505,946

Taiwan

     735,242,697      492,807,170

In-kind transactions (see Note 4) for the six months ended February 29, 2008, were as follows:

 

iShares MSCI Index Fund    In-kind
Purchases
  

In-kind

Sales

Australia

   $ 576,118,243    $ 481,419,870

BRIC

     57,508,794     

Canada

     1,029,675,538      505,988,558

Hong Kong

     1,419,333,645      437,983,318

Japan Small Cap

     9,381,339     

Mexico

     1,067,023,175      935,745,270

Pacific ex-Japan

     335,075,114      141,586,141

Singapore

     477,560,886      299,051,284

South Africa

     379,874,985      210,355,397

4. CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

The Company issues and redeems capital shares of each Fund only in aggregations of a specified number of shares (each, a “Creation Unit”) at net asset value. 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 deposit of a designated portfolio of equity securities, which constitutes a substantial replication, or a portfolio sampling representation, of the corresponding MSCI Index and an amount of cash (except for the iShares MSCI Brazil, iShares MSCI BRIC, iShares MSCI Chile, iShares MSCI Malaysia, iShares MSCI

 

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South Korea and iShares MSCI Taiwan Index Funds which are offered in Creation Units solely or partially for cash in U.S. dollars). Investors purchasing and redeeming Creation Units pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee directly to State Street, the administrator, to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units, including Creation Units for cash. Investors transacting in Creation Units for cash pay an additional variable charge to compensate the relevant Fund for brokerage and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities.

From time to time, settlement of securities related to in-kind contributions or in-kind redemptions may be delayed. In such cases, securities related to in-kind contributions are reflected as “Due from custodian” and securities related to in-kind redemptions are reflected as “Securities related to in-kind transactions” in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

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 for securities traded on U.S. exchanges and a value of at least 105% for all other securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter, at a value equal to at least 100% of the current market value of the securities on loan. 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 29, 2008, certain Funds had loaned securities which were collateralized by cash. The cash collateral received was invested in the Premier Fund. The Premier Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a portfolio of high-quality, short-term fixed-income instruments, including money market funds (which may be managed by BGFA or its affiliate) and other instruments that, at the time of investment, have remaining maturities of 397 calendar days or less from the date of acquisition.

The market value of the securities on loan as of February 29, 2008 and the value of the related collateral are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Securities lending income, as disclosed in the Funds’ Statements of Operations, represents the income earned from the investment of the cash collateral, net of rebates paid to, or fees paid by, borrowers and less the fees paid to BGI as securities lending agent.

6. RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT

In September 2006, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (“FAS 157”), “Fair Value Measurements.” FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. FAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. Management does not believe that the adoption of this standard will have a material impact on the Funds’ financial statements.

 

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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 S&P North American Natural Resources Sector (IGE)

iShares S&P North American Technology- Multimedia Networking (IGN)

iShares S&P North American Technology- Semiconductors (IGW)

iShares S&P North American Technology-Software (IGV)

iShares S&P North American Technology Sector (IGM)

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. (IYY)

iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology (IBB)

iShares Domestic Subsector Index Funds

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Aerospace & Defense (ITA)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Broker-Dealers (IAI)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Healthcare Providers (IHF)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Home Construction (ITB)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Insurance (IAK)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Medical Devices (IHI)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production (IEO)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Oil Equipment & Services (IEZ)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Pharmaceuticals (IHE)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Regional Banks (IAT)

iShares FTSE NAREIT Industrial/Office (FIO)

iShares FTSE NAREIT Mortgage REITs (REM)

iShares FTSE NAREIT Real Estate 50 (FTY)

iShares FTSE NAREIT Residential (REZ)

iShares FTSE NAREIT Retail (RTL)

 

iShares Global Index Funds

iShares S&P Global 100 (IOO)

iShares S&P Global Consumer Discretionary Sector (RXI)

iShares S&P Global Consumer Staples Sector (KXI)

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 Industrials Sector (EXI)

iShares S&P Global Infrastructure (IGF)

iShares S&P Global Materials Sector (MXI)

iShares S&P Global Technology Sector (IXN)

iShares S&P Global Telecommunications Sector (IXP)

iShares S&P Global Utilities Sector (JXI)

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 Chile (ECH)

iShares MSCI France (EWQ)

iShares MSCI Germany (EWG)

iShares MSCI Hong Kong (EWH)

iShares MSCI Israel Capped Investable Market (EIS)

iShares MSCI Italy (EWI)

iShares MSCI Japan (EWJ)

iShares MSCI Japan Small Cap (SCJ)

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 Thailand Investable Market (THD)

iShares MSCI Turkey Investable Market (TUR)

iShares MSCI United Kingdom (EWU)

iShares S&P/TOPIX 150 (ITF)

 

iShares Bond Funds

iShares Lehman Aggregate (AGG)

iShares Lehman Short Treasury (SHV)

iShares Lehman 1-3 Year Treasury (SHY)

iShares Lehman 3-7 Year Treasury (IEI)

iShares Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury (IEF)

iShares Lehman 10-20 Year Treasury (TLH)

iShares Lehman 20+ Year Treasury (TLT)

iShares Lehman TIPS (TIP)

iShares Lehman Credit (CFT)

iShares Lehman 1-3 Year Credit (CSJ)

iShares Lehman Intermediate Credit (CIU)

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate (LQD)

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate (HYG)

iShares Lehman Government/Credit (GBF)

iShares Lehman Intermediate Government/Credit (GVI)

iShares Lehman MBS (MBB)

iShares S&P National Municipal (MUB)

iShares S&P California Municipal (CMF)

iShares S&P New York Municipal (NYF)

iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets (EMB)

iShares Specialty Index Funds

iShares KLD 400 Social (DSI)

iShares KLD Select SocialSM (KLD)

iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend (DVY)

iShares Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend (IDV)

iShares S&P U.S. Preferred Stock (PFF)

iShares International Index Funds

iShares FTSE Developed Small Cap ex-North America (IFSM)

iShares FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global Real Estate ex-U.S. (IFGL)

iShares FTSE EPRA/NAREIT North America (IFNA)

iShares FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Europe (IFEU)

iShares FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Asia (IFAS)

iShares MSCI ACWI (ACWI)

iShares MSCI ACWI ex US (ACWX)

iShares MSCI BRIC (BKF)

iShares MSCI EAFE (EFA)

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth (EFG)

iShares MSCI EAFE Value (EFV)

iShares MSCI EAFE Small Cap (SCZ)

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets (EEM)

iShares MSCI EMU (EZU)

iShares MSCI Kokusai (TOK)

iShares MSCI Pacific ex-Japan (EPP)

iShares S&P Asia 50 (AIA)

iShares S&P Europe 350 (IEV)

iShares S&P Latin America 40 (ILF)

iShares S&P World ex-U.S. Property (WPS)


 

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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)


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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 2008 Semi-Annual Report.

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Fund Performance Overview

   1

Shareholder Expenses

   2

Schedule of Investments

   3

Financial Statements

   10

Financial Highlights

   13

Notes to Financial Statements

   14

iShares Family of Funds

   21

 


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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® MSCI JAPAN INDEX FUND

Performance as of February 29, 2008

 

The iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the aggregate in the Japanese market, as measured by the MSCI Japan Index SM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month period ended February 29, 2008, the Fund declined 7.84%, while the Index declined 7.67%.

 

Average Annual Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Five Years Ended 2/29/08   Ten Years Ended 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
(12.51)%   (13.50)%   (12.28)%   14.24%   13.60%   14.90%   2.37%   1.94%   3.13%
Cumulative Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Five Years Ended 2/29/08   Ten Years Ended 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
(12.51)%   (13.50)%   (12.28)%   94.54%   89.20%   100.23%   26.42%   21.19%   36.05%

“Average Annual Total Returns” represent the average annual change in value of an investment over the period(s) indicated. “Cumulative Total Returns” represent the total change in value of an investment over the period(s) 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. 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 table(s) 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.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 2/29/08

 
Sector    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Consumer Cyclical

   27.14 %

Industrial

   22.08  

Financial

   17.42  

Consumer Non-Cyclical

   10.23  

Basic Materials

   8.31  

Technology

   4.75  

Utilities

   4.46  

Communications

   4.35  

Energy

   1.13  

Short-Term and Other Net Assets

   0.13  
      

TOTAL

   100.00 %
      

 

TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS

As of 2/29/08

 
Security    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Toyota Motor Corp.

   5.67 %

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

   2.95  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

   2.00  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

   1.87  

Canon Inc.

   1.86  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

   1.83  

Sony Corp.

   1.81  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

   1.75  

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd.

   1.67  

Mitsubishi Corp.

   1.59  
      

TOTAL

   23.00 %
      

 

FUND PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW   1


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Shareholder Expenses (Unaudited)

iSHARES® MSCI JAPAN INDEX FUND

 

As a shareholder of the 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 the 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, 2007 to February 29, 2008.

ACTUAL EXPENSES

The first line 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 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 in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the 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 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.

 

      Beginning
Account Value
(9/1/07)
   Ending
Account Value
(2/29/08)
   Annualized
Expense Ratio
    Expenses Paid
During Perioda
(9/1/07 to 2/29/08)

Actual

   $1,000.00    $  921.60    0.51 %   $2.44

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   1,000.00    1,022.30    0.51     2.56

 

a

Expenses are calculated using the 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 (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days).

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

iSHARES® MSCI JAPAN INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value

COMMON STOCKS – 99.87%

  

ADVERTISING – 0.25%

  

Asatsu-DK Inc.

   106,000    $ 3,441,525

Dentsu Inc.

   5,300      12,371,164

Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc.

   74,200      4,269,324
         
        20,082,013

AGRICULTURE – 0.86%

  

Japan Tobacco Inc.

   13,780      70,286,537
         
        70,286,537

AIRLINES – 0.17%

  

All Nippon Airways Co. Ltd.a

   2,120,000      8,858,364

Japan Airlines Corp.a,b

   2,120,000      5,274,291
         
        14,132,655

APPAREL – 0.26%

  

ASICS Corp.

   461,000      5,486,566

Gunze Ltd.

   1,060,000      4,968,830

Onward Holdings Co. Ltd.

   1,092,000      10,709,687
         
        21,165,083

AUTO MANUFACTURERS – 8.77%

  

Hino Motors Ltd.

   1,060,000      7,636,520

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

   4,876,000      152,689,688

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

   2,120,000      9,958,023

Mazda Motor Corp.

   1,060,000      4,429,182

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.a,b

   4,240,000      6,923,779

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

   7,102,300      65,766,459

Suzuki Motor Corp.

   212,000      5,824,120

Toyota Motor Corp.

   8,374,500      462,546,227
         
        715,773,998

AUTO PARTS & EQUIPMENT – 2.22%

  

Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd.

   636,200      25,789,002

Bridgestone Corp.

   1,908,000      31,981,749

Denso Corp.

   1,484,000      56,306,613

JTEKT Corp.

   318,000      5,748,773

NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd.

   629,000      9,969,262

NHK Spring Co. Ltd.

   406,000      3,217,425

NOK Corp.

   318,000      6,704,865

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Inc.

   318,000      2,489,506

Tokai Rika Co. Ltd.

   106,000      3,095,336

Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.

   212,000      7,799,433

Toyota Boshoku Corp.

   106,000      3,716,440

Toyota Industries Corp.

   636,000      24,497,956
         
        181,316,360
Security    Shares    Value

BANKS – 9.29%

  

Aozora Bank Ltd.

   86,000    $ 232,957

Bank of Kyoto Ltd. (The)

   1,060,000      12,442,438

Bank of Yokohama Ltd. (The)

   4,240,000      28,020,941

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

   2,120,000      13,745,738

Chuo Mitsui Trust
Holdings Inc.

   2,125,000      14,941,646

Fukuoka Financial Group Inc.

   2,126,000      11,068,556

Gunma Bank Ltd.

   1,060,000      7,290,332

Hachijuni Bank Ltd. (The)

   1,060,000      7,056,145

Hiroshima Bank Ltd. (The)

   1,060,000      5,294,654

Hokuhoku Financial

     

Group Inc.

   4,245,000      12,232,842

Joyo Bank Ltd. (The)

   2,120,000      10,792,949

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial

     

Group Inc.

   26,500,080      240,805,684

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

   29,796      127,650,123

Mizuho Trust & Banking
Co. Ltd.

   726,000      1,185,534

Nishi-Nippon City Bank Ltd. (The)

   2,120,000      5,620,479

Resona Holdings Inc.a

   16,960      28,183,853

Sapporo Hokuyo Holdings Inc.

   1,060      8,379,809

77 Bank Ltd. (The)

   1,060,000      6,312,858

Shinsei Bank Ltd.

   1,705,000      6,993,276

Shizuoka Bank Ltd. (The)

   2,120,000      22,685,558

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial

     

Group Inc.

   20,140      149,349,983

Sumitomo Trust and Banking
Co. Ltd. (The)

   4,240,000      29,242,784

Suruga Bank Ltd.

   776,000      8,751,011
         
        758,280,150

BEVERAGES – 0.89%

  

Asahi Breweries Ltd.

   1,060,000      19,895,682

Coca-Cola West Japan
Co. Ltd.

   212,000      4,632,823

ITO EN Ltd.a

   212,000      4,357,908

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

   2,120,000      35,942,558

Sapporo Holdings Ltd.a

   1,060,000      8,104,894
         
        72,933,865

BUILDING MATERIALS – 1.42%

Asahi Glass Co. Ltd.

   3,180,000      36,746,938

Daikin Industries Ltd.

   749,000      34,390,471

JS Group Corp.

   848,000      14,491,062

Matsushita Electric Works Ltd.

   1,060,000      10,721,675

Nippon Sheet Glass Co. Ltd.

   2,120,000      10,182,028

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

iSHARES® MSCI JAPAN INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security   Shares   Value

Sumitomo Osaka

   

Cement Co. Ltd.

  1,060,000   $ 2,199,318

Taiheiyo Cement Corp.

  3,180,000     7,544,882
       
      116,276,374

CHEMICALS – 3.70%

Asahi Kasei Corp.

  3,180,000     17,747,275

Daicel Chemical Industries Ltd.

  1,060,000     6,058,306

Dainippon Ink and
Chemicals Inc.

  2,120,000     7,840,162

Denki Kagaku Kogyo

   

Kabushiki Kaisha

  2,120,000     7,188,511

Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.

  212,000     4,103,357

JSR Corp.

  530,000     11,836,607

Kaneka Corp.

  1,060,000     7,473,608

Mitsubishi Chemical

   

Holdings Corp.

  3,710,000     25,302,339

Mitsubishi Gas

   

Chemical Co. Inc.

  1,060,000     7,992,892

Mitsui Chemicals Inc.

  2,120,000     15,313,770

Nippon Kayaku Co. Ltd.a

  1,060,000     6,384,132

Nissan Chemical Industries Ltd.

  853,000     9,881,543

Nitto Denko Corp.

  530,000     26,269,631

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

  1,272,000     70,133,807

Showa Denko K.K.

  3,180,000     11,515,873

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

  4,240,000     29,731,521

Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp.

  1,060,000     9,550,742

Tokuyama Corp.

  908,000     6,916,517

Tosoh Corp.

  2,120,000     7,697,613

Ube Industries Ltd.

  3,188,000     9,952,452

Zeon Corp.

  566,000     2,816,272
       
      301,706,930

COMMERCIAL SERVICES – 1.00%

Benesse Corp.

  212,000     8,736,180

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

  2,120,000     33,682,148

Kamigumi Co. Ltd.

  1,060,000     8,104,894

K.K. DaVinci Advisorsb

  3,180     2,746,093

Meitec Corp.

  106,000     3,146,247

TIS Inc.

  106,500     1,979,516

Toppan Printing Co. Ltd.

  2,120,000     23,377,936
       
      81,773,014

COMPUTERS – 1.03%

CSK Holdings Corp.

  212,000     5,396,475

Fujitsu Ltd.

  5,300,000     38,386,245
Security   Shares   Value

Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.

  106,000   $ 2,998,607

Obic Co. Ltd.

  10,600     1,981,423

Otsuka Corp.

  62,000     4,919,264

TDK Corp.

  424,000     30,790,452
       
      84,472,466

COSMETICS & PERSONAL CARE – 1.04%

Aderans Holdings Co. Ltd.a

  106,000     1,936,621

Kao Corp.

  1,630,000     50,416,406

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

  1,060,000     24,335,046

Uni-Charm Corp.

  106,000     7,799,433
       
      84,487,506

DISTRIBUTION & WHOLESALE – 4.96%

Canon Marketing Japan Inc.

  106,000     1,898,948

Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.

  106,000     2,092,407

ITOCHU Corp.

  4,240,000     45,900,581

Marubeni Corp.

  4,341,000     33,817,310

Mitsubishi Corp.

  4,134,000     129,851,400

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

  5,300,000     118,620,624

Sojitz Corp.

  3,074,000     11,870,208

Sumitomo Corp.

  3,180,000     47,040,968

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

  530,000     13,694,827
       
      404,787,273

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES – 2.73%

Acom Co. Ltd.

  222,600     6,500,207

AEON Credit Service Co. Ltd.

  424,070     6,317,973

Credit Saison Co. Ltd.a

  530,000     14,789,396

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

  4,240,000     40,280,102

Mitsubishi UFJ Lease &

   

Finance Co. Ltd.

  95,400     3,482,253

Nomura Holdings Inc.

  5,512,000     89,214,927

ORIX Corp.

  265,000     40,829,931

Promise Co. Ltd.a

  265,000     8,960,185

Shinko Securities Co. Ltd.

  1,060,000     3,716,440

Takefuji Corp.

  349,920     8,957,656
       
      223,049,070

ELECTRIC – 3.73%

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.

  2,014,000     51,073,052

Chugoku Electric Power

   

Co. Inc. (The)

  106,000     2,234,955

Electric Power

   

Development Co. Ltd.

  530,000     19,396,763

Hokkaido Electric Power Co. Inc.

  530,000     11,938,428

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

iSHARES® MSCI JAPAN INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value

Hokuriku Electric Power Co.

   106,000    $ 2,367,321

Kansai Electric Power

     

Co. Inc. (The)

   2,332,000      57,345,180

Kyushu Electric Power
Co. Inc.

   1,166,000      29,512,608

Shikoku Electric Power
Co. Inc.

   106,000      3,064,790

Tohoku Electric Power
Co. Inc.

   1,378,100      31,704,044

Tokyo Electric Power

     

Co. Inc. (The)

   3,710,000      96,041,977
         
        304,679,118

ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS &
EQUIPMENT – 4.38%

Casio Computer Co. Ltd.

   742,000      9,814,456

Fujikura Ltd.

   1,060,000      5,325,200

Furukawa Electric Co.
Ltd. (The)

   2,120,000      7,616,157

Hitachi Cable Ltd.

   1,060,000      4,795,735

Hitachi Ltd.

   10,600,000      77,994,333

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

   6,360,000      59,564,863

SANYO Electric Co. Ltd.b

   4,439,000      9,508,640

Sharp Corp.

   3,180,000      58,892,848

Stanley Electric Co. Ltd.

   425,200      9,108,074

Sumitomo Electric
Industries Ltd.

   2,332,000      35,146,323

Toshiba Corp.

   9,540,000      73,035,685

Ushio Inc.

   318,000      6,720,138
         
        357,522,452

ELECTRONICS – 4.79%

Advantest Corp.

   424,000      10,772,585

Alps Electric Co. Ltd.

   530,000      6,292,493

Fanuc Ltd.

   530,000      50,502,858

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

   106,000      11,424,235

Hoya Pentax HD Corp.

   1,272,000      32,745,401

IBIDEN Co. Ltd.

   424,000      20,689,881

Keyence Corp.

   106,092      25,100,101

Kyocera Corp.

   530,000      44,037,270

Mabuchi Motor Co. Ltd.

   106,000      5,376,111

Minebea Co. Ltd.

   1,060,000      6,913,597

Mitsumi Electric Co. Ltd.

   106,000      3,400,797

Murata Manufacturing
Co. Ltd.

   636,000      35,189,088

NEC Corp.

   6,360,000      28,041,304

NGK Insulators Ltd.

   1,060,000      24,691,417

Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd.

   1,060,500      15,697,906

Omron Corp.

   742,000      16,713,799

Secom Co. Ltd.

   636,000      32,501,033
Security    Shares    Value

Tokyo Seimitsu Co. Ltd.a

   106,000    $ 1,988,550

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

   1,060,000      11,902,790

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

   636,000      6,726,248
         
        390,707,464

ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION – 0.92%

Chiyoda Corp.

   609,000      6,271,053

JGC Corp.

   1,060,000      17,604,726

Kajima Corp.

   3,180,000      10,019,116

Nishimatsu Construction
Co. Ltd.

   1,060,000      2,718,601

Obayashi Corp.

   2,120,000      10,304,212

Okumura Corp.a

   1,060,000      4,551,366

Shimizu Corp.

   2,120,000      10,304,212

Taisei Corp.

   3,180,000      8,491,811

Toda Corp.

   1,060,000      4,632,823
         
        74,897,920

ENTERTAINMENT – 0.27%

Oriental Land Co. Ltd.

   212,000      12,381,345

Toho Co. Ltd.

   425,200      9,945,363
         
        22,326,708

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL – 0.08%

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

   212,000      6,862,687
         
        6,862,687

FOOD – 1.10%

Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

   2,120,000      25,740,166

Kikkoman Corp.a

   1,060,000      12,381,345

Meiji Dairies Corp.

   1,060,000      6,139,763

Meiji Seika Kaisha Ltd.a

   1,060,000      5,009,558

Nichirei Corp.

   1,060,000      5,294,655

Nippon Meat Packers Inc.

   1,060,000      13,124,634

Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.

   532,000      5,340,185

Nissin Food Products Co. Ltd.a

   318,800      10,626,157

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

   212,000      5,987,032
         
        89,643,495

FOREST PRODUCTS & PAPER – 0.20%

Nippon Paper Group Inc.

   3,180      7,605,975

Oji Paper Co. Ltd.

   2,120,000      8,980,549
         
        16,586,524

GAS – 0.73%

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

   6,360,000      25,658,710

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

   7,420,000      33,641,420
         
        59,300,130

 

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iSHARES® MSCI JAPAN INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value

HAND & MACHINE TOOLS – 0.91%

Fuji Electric Holdings Co. Ltd.

   2,120,000    $ 8,267,807

Makita Corp.

   318,000      11,546,420

Nidec Corp.

   318,000      21,504,443

OSG Corp.a

   212,000      2,138,226

SMC Corp.

   212,000      22,828,106

THK Co. Ltd.

   424,600      8,177,542
         
        74,462,544

HEALTH CARE - PRODUCTS – 0.36%

Terumo Corp.

   530,000      29,120,600
         
        29,120,600

HOME BUILDERS – 0.42%

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

   1,060,000      10,996,590

Haseko Corp.b

   3,180,000      4,917,919

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

   1,060,000      7,514,336

Sekisui House Ltd.

   1,060,000      11,139,138
         
        34,567,983

HOME FURNISHINGS – 3.69%

Matsushita Electric

     

Industrial Co. Ltd.

   6,360,015      136,541,314

Pioneer Corp.

   636,000      6,811,776

Sony Corp.

   3,074,000      147,344,124

Yamaha Corp.

   530,000      10,538,399
         
        301,235,613

HOUSEWARES – 0.11%

TOTO Ltd.a

   1,060,000      9,000,913
         
        9,000,913

INSURANCE – 2.36%

Aioi Insurance Co. Ltd.

   12,000      62,936

Millea Holdings Inc.

   2,332,000      87,809,808

Mitsui Sumitomo

     

Insurance Co. Ltd.

   3,926,000      42,124,221

Nipponkoa Insurance Co. Ltd.

   123,000      1,011,364

Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.

   2,120,000      20,058,595

Sony Financial Holdings Inc.b

   2,120      8,451,083

T&D Holdings Inc.

   636,000      33,111,954
         
        192,629,961

INTERNET – 1.37%

eAccess Ltd.

   3,180      2,077,134

Matsui Securities Co. Ltd.

   318,000      2,153,499

Rakuten Inc.

   21,330      10,305,932
Security    Shares    Value

SBI E*Trade Securities
Co. Ltd.

   4,240    $ 3,730,695

SBI Holdings Inc.

   29,680      7,460,983

SoftBank Corp.

   2,332,000      46,480,957

Trend Micro Inc.

   533,500      18,653,667

Yahoo! Japan Corp.

   46,640      21,078,834
         
        111,941,701

IRON & STEEL – 3.45%

Daido Steel Co. Ltd.

   1,060,000      7,626,339

JFE Holdings Inc.

   1,696,250      77,231,881

Kobe Steel Ltd.

   8,480,000      27,043,466

Nippon Steel Corp.

   18,020,000      96,932,905

Nisshin Steel Co. Ltd.

   3,188,000      11,697,959

Sumitomo Metal

     

Industries Ltd.

   12,720,000      55,227,318

Tokyo Steel

     

Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

   424,600      5,192,025

Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd.

   21,000      907,737
         
        281,859,630

LEISURE TIME – 0.55%

Namco Bandai Holdings Inc.

   636,098      7,985,976

Round One Corp.

   1,060      1,232,025

Sankyo Co. Ltd.

   212,000      11,424,235

Sega Sammy Holdings Inc.a

   212,000      2,364,267

Shimano Inc.

   212,000      9,041,641

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

   636,200      12,925,056
         
        44,973,200

MACHINERY – 0.39%

Hitachi Construction

     

Machinery Co. Ltd.

   321,000      9,034,436

Japan Steel Works Ltd. (The)

   1,060,000      17,686,182

Okuma Corp.

   493,000      4,835,051
         
        31,555,669

MACHINERY - CONSTRUCTION & MINING – 0.89%

Komatsu Ltd.

   2,756,000      72,272,033
         
        72,272,033

MACHINERY - DIVERSIFIED – 0.62%

Amada Co. Ltd.

   1,060,000      8,165,986

Ebara Corp.a

   1,060,000      3,074,972

Kubota Corp.

   3,180,000      21,657,173

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.

   2,120,000      17,350,175
         
        50,248,306

 

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iSHARES® MSCI JAPAN INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value

MANUFACTURING – 2.62%

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

   1,484,000    $ 56,591,710

Glory Ltd.

   106,000      2,453,869

IHI Corp.

   4,246,000      8,483,435

Kawasaki Heavy
Industries Ltd.

   4,240,000      10,467,125

Konica Minolta Holdings Inc.

   1,590,000      22,924,836

Mitsubishi Heavy
Industries Ltd.

   10,600,000      50,808,319

Nikon Corp.

   1,060,000      30,393,353

Olympus Corp.

   1,060,000      31,564,286
         
        213,686,933

MEDIA – 0.10%

Fuji Television Network Inc.

   1,655      2,527,688

Jupiter Telecommunications

     

Co. Ltd.b

   4,240      3,563,710

Tokyo Broadcasting
System Inc.

   106,000      2,316,411
         
        8,407,809

METAL FABRICATE & HARDWARE – 0.21%

NSK Ltd.

   1,060,000      9,296,191

NTN Corp.

   1,060,000      7,982,710
         
        17,278,901

MINING – 0.96%

Dowa Holdings Co. Ltd.

   1,060,000      7,595,793

Mitsubishi Materials Corp.

   3,180,000      15,242,496

Mitsui Mining & Smelting
Co. Ltd.

   2,120,000      7,901,254

Nippon Light Metal Co. Ltd.

   1,060,000      1,669,853

OSAKA Titanium
technologies Co. Ltd.
a

   78,400      5,369,502

Sumitomo Metal Mining
Co. Ltd.

   1,724,000      37,343,259

Toho Titanium Co. Ltd.a

   106,000      3,085,154
         
        78,207,311

OFFICE & BUSINESS EQUIPMENT – 2.43%

Canon Inc.

   3,286,050      152,142,174

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

   2,120,000      34,822,535

Seiko Epson Corp.

   424,000      10,996,590
         
        197,961,299

OIL & GAS – 1.13%

Cosmo Oil Co. Ltd.

   1,060,000      3,573,892

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

   34,000      2,825,032

INPEX Holdings Inc.

   2,120      24,233,226

Japan Petroleum

     

Exploration Co. Ltd.

   35,000      2,467,701

Nippon Mining Holdings Inc.

   2,650,000      16,036,694
Security    Shares    Value

Nippon Oil Corp.

   4,240,500    $ 29,409,164

Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K.

   318,000      3,256,213

TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K.

   1,060,000      10,141,299
         
        91,943,221

PACKAGING & CONTAINERS – 0.12%

Toyo Seikan Kaisha Ltd.

   530,000      9,387,830
         
        9,387,830

PHARMACEUTICALS – 4.98%

Alfresa Holdings Corp.

   106,000      7,443,062

Astellas Pharma Inc.

   1,590,030      70,257,317

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

   848,000      9,945,805

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

   2,226,069      69,708,323

Eisai Co. Ltd.

   848,000      30,790,452

Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co. Ltd.

   754,000      7,358,571

Mediceo Paltac Holdings
Co. Ltd.

   424,000      7,261,822

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.

   1,060,000      12,218,433

Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

   106,000      2,708,419

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

   1,060,000      18,297,104

Suzuken Co. Ltd.

   212,000      7,677,249

Taisho Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

   944,000      19,223,669

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

   2,544,000      143,200,038
         
        406,090,264

REAL ESTATE – 2.51%

AEON Mall Co. Ltd.

   106,000      2,652,418

Daito Trust Construction
Co. Ltd.

   212,000      11,627,876

Leopalace21 Corp.

   424,000      8,817,636

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

   3,479,000      87,221,459

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

   2,596,000      54,361,270

Nomura Real Estate

     

Holdings Inc.

   22,000      412,295

NTT Urban Development Corp.a

   3,180      4,032,083

Sumitomo Realty &

     

Development Co. Ltd.

   1,060,000      18,612,747

Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.

   1,060,000      7,361,606

Tokyu Land Corp.

   1,060,000      7,320,878

Urban Corp.

   424,000      2,826,531
         
        205,246,799

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS – 0.48%

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

   1,060      12,014,793

Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp.a

   1,060      6,516,498

 

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iSHARES® MSCI JAPAN INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value

Nippon Building Fund Inc.

   1,302    $ 16,258,585

Nomura Real Estate Office Fund Inc.

   520      4,425,532
         
        39,215,408

RETAIL – 2.80%

AEON Co. Ltd.

   1,802,000      22,173,402

Aoyama Trading Co. Ltd.

   212,000      4,480,092

Autobacs Seven Co. Ltd.

   106,000      2,413,141

Citizen Watch Co. Ltd.

   1,166,000      9,889,804

EDION Corp.

   212,000      2,105,643

FamilyMart Co. Ltd.

   212,000      6,292,493

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

   212,000      15,924,691

Isetan Co. Ltd.

   636,000      7,642,630

J. Front Retailing Co. Ltd.

   1,200,000      7,895,874

Lawson Inc.

   212,000      8,145,622

Marui Group Co. Ltd.

   954,000      9,887,767

Mitsukoshi Ltd.a

   1,060,000      4,306,998

Nitori Co. Ltd.

   106,000      5,294,654

Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd.

   106,000      5,671,389

Seven & I Holdings Co. Ltd.

   2,544,080      64,270,981

Shimachu Co. Ltd.

   106,500      2,777,460

Shimamura Co. Ltd.

   47,700      3,500,581

Takashimaya Co. Ltd.

   1,060,000      11,821,334

UNY Co. Ltd.

   1,062,000      8,558,840

USS Co. Ltd.

   74,200      4,568,676

Yamada Denki Co. Ltd.

   233,200      20,765,227
         
        228,387,299

SEMICONDUCTORS – 1.01%

Elpida Memory Inc.a,b

   318,000      10,813,313

NEC Electronics Corp.b

   106,000      2,189,136

Rohm Co. Ltd.

   318,400      23,427,731

Sanken Electric Co. Ltd.a

   332,000      1,989,991

Shinko Electric Industries
Co. Ltd.

   212,000      3,109,591

Sumco Corp.

   318,000      7,254,695

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

   530,052      33,603,989
         
        82,388,446

SHIPBUILDING – 0.08%

Mitsui Engineering &

     

Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.

   2,120,000      6,659,046
         
        6,659,046

SOFTWARE – 0.28%

Fuji Soft ABC Inc.a

   106,000      1,649,488

Konami Corp.

   318,800      10,687,402
Security    Shares    Value

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

   212,000    $ 6,129,581

Oracle Corp.

   106,000      4,704,097
         
        23,170,568

STORAGE & WAREHOUSING – 0.05%

Mitsubishi Logistics Corp.

   319,000      3,824,139
         
        3,824,139

TELECOMMUNICATIONS – 2.63%

Hikari Tsushin Inc.

   106,000      3,268,431

KDDI Corp.

   7,420      45,615,485

Nippon Telegraph and

     

Telephone Corp.

   15,900      69,339,609

NTT Data Corp.

   4,240      20,078,959

NTT DoCoMo Inc.

   49,820      74,654,627

Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd.a,b

   1,065,000      1,933,481
         
        214,890,592

TEXTILES – 0.87%

Kuraray Co. Ltd.

   1,060,000      12,819,173

Mitsubishi Rayon Co. Ltd.

   2,120,000      7,371,788

Nisshinbo Industries Inc.

   1,060,000      11,281,687

Teijin Ltd.

   3,180,000      12,493,348

Toray Industries Inc.

   4,240,000      26,636,185
         
        70,602,181

TOYS, GAMES & HOBBIES – 2.00%

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

   318,000      163,116,085
         
        163,116,085

TRANSPORTATION – 4.65%

Central Japan Railway Co.

   5,068      48,681,620

East Japan Railway Co.

   10,600      85,427,213

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

   3,185,800      14,229,835

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

   2,120,000      22,095,000

Keihin Electric Express

     

Railway Co. Ltd.a

   1,064,000      7,297,402

Keio Corp.

   2,120,000      12,096,249

Kintetsu Corp.a

   5,304,000      17,831,996

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd.

   3,180,000      42,489,602

Nippon Express Co. Ltd.

   2,120,000      11,444,599

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha

   3,180,000      30,057,346

Odakyu Electric Railway
Co. Ltd.

   1,060,000      6,984,871

Seino Holdings Co. Ltd.

   1,060,000      7,117,237

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

   3,180,000      15,334,134

Tokyu Corp.

   3,180,000      18,572,018

West Japan Railway Co.

   5,300      24,335,046

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

   1,060,000      15,639,594
         
        379,633,762

 

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iSHARES® MSCI JAPAN INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value  

VENTURE CAPITAL – 0.05%

 

JAFCO Co. Ltd.

   106,000    $ 3,746,986  
           
        3,746,986  
           

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost: $7,884,825,498)

     8,150,762,824  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 1.48%

 

MONEY MARKET FUNDS – 1.48%

 

Barclays Global Investors Funds

  

Institutional Money Market

  

Fund, Institutional Shares
3.59%
c,d

   177,768      177,768  

BGI Cash Premier Fund LLC

     

3.63%c,d,e

   120,867,077      120,867,077  
           
        121,044,845  
           

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost: $121,044,845)

  
     121,044,845  
           

TOTAL INVESTMENTS

IN SECURITIES – 101.35%

 

 

(Cost: $8,005,870,343)

     8,271,807,669  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities – (1.35)%

     (110,035,029 )
           

NET ASSETS – 100.00%

   $ 8,161,772,640  
           

 

a

All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 5.

b

Non-income earning security.

c

Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.

d

The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

e

This security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 5.

See notes to financial statements.


 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

iSHARES®, INC.

February 29, 2008

 

      iShares MSCI
Japan Index Fund
 

ASSETS

  

Investments, at cost:

  

Unaffiliated issuers

   $ 7,884,825,498  

Affiliated issuers (Note 2)

     121,044,845  
        

Total cost of investments

   $ 8,005,870,343  
        

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

  

Unaffiliated issuers

   $ 8,150,762,824  

Affiliated issuers (Note 2)

     121,044,845  
        

Total value of investments

     8,271,807,669  

Foreign currency, at valueb

     7,708,099  

Receivables:

  

Dividends and interest

     8,163,292  
        

Total Assets

     8,287,679,060  
        

LIABILITIES

  

Payables:

  

Collateral for securities on loan (Note 5)

     120,867,077  

Capital shares redeemed

     1,741,459  

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     3,297,884  
        

Total Liabilities

     125,906,420  
        

NET ASSETS

   $ 8,161,772,640  
        

Net assets consist of:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 7,602,748,480  

Distributions in excess of net investment income

     (31,578,273 )

Undistributed net realized gain

     323,893,881  

Net unrealized appreciation on investments and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     266,708,552  
        

NET ASSETS

   $ 8,161,772,640  
        

Shares outstandingc

     636,000,000  
        

Net asset value per share

   $ 12.83  
        

 

a

Securities on loan with market value of $114,854,750. See Note 5.

b

Cost of foreign currency: $7,507,868.

c

$0.001 par value, number of shares authorized: 2,124,600,000.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

iSHARES®, INC.

Six months ended February 29, 2008

 

      iShares MSCI
Japan Index Fund
 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends from unaffiliated issuersa

   $ 69,877,702  

Interest from affiliated issuers (Note 2)

     159,694  

Securities lending income from affiliated issuers (Note 2)

     911,489  
        

Total investment income

     70,948,885  
        

EXPENSES

  

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     26,234,817  
        

Total expenses

     26,234,817  
        

Net investment income

     44,714,068  
        

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

     (44,150,574 )

In-kind redemptions

     642,005,257  

Foreign currency transactions

     2,482,158  
        

Net realized gain

     600,336,841  
        

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments

     (1,582,392,136 )

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     687,770  
        

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (1,581,704,366 )
        

Net realized and unrealized loss

     (981,367,525 )
        

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (936,653,457 )
        

 

a

Net of foreign withholding tax of $5,207,648.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

iSHARES®, INC.

 

 

     iShares MSCI
Japan Index Fund
 
      Six months ended
February 29, 2008
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
August 31, 2007
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

    

OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment income

   $ 44,714,068     $ 94,180,315  

Net realized gain

     600,336,841       1,158,734,665  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (1,581,704,366 )     (877,641,765 )
                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (936,653,457 )     375,273,215  
                

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

    

From net investment income

     (106,366,554 )     (97,091,876 )
                

Total distributions to shareholders

     (106,366,554 )     (97,091,876 )
                

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

    

Proceeds from shares sold

     179,718,615       1,146,746,106  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (2,754,931,893 )     (3,369,511,925 )
                

Net decrease in net assets from capital share transactions

     (2,575,213,278 )     (2,222,765,819 )
                

DECREASE IN NET ASSETS

     (3,618,233,289 )     (1,944,584,480 )

NET ASSETS

    

Beginning of period

     11,780,005,929       13,724,590,409  
                

End of period

   $ 8,161,772,640     $ 11,780,005,929  
                

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income included in net assets at end of period

   $ (31,578,273 )   $ 30,074,213  
                

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

    

Shares sold

     13,200,000       79,800,000  

Shares redeemed

     (214,200,000 )     (237,000,000 )
                

Net decrease in shares outstanding

     (201,000,000 )     (157,200,000 )
                

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

iSHARES®, INC.

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund  
      Six months
ended
Feb. 29, 2008
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2007
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2006
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2005
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2004
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2003
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 14.07     $ 13.80     $ 10.99     $ 9.89     $ 8.29     $ 7.77  
                                                

Income from investment operations:

            

Net investment incomea

     0.06       0.10       0.06       0.06       0.03       0.00 b

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)c

     (1.16 )     0.27       2.81       1.08       1.57       0.52  
                                                

Total from investment operations

     (1.10 )     0.37       2.87       1.14       1.60       0.52  
                                                

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.14 )     (0.10 )     (0.06 )     (0.04 )     (0.00 )b      
                                                

Total distributions

     (0.14 )     (0.10 )     (0.06 )     (0.04 )     (0.00 )b      
                                                

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 12.83     $ 14.07     $ 13.80     $ 10.99     $ 9.89     $ 8.29  
                                                

Total return

     (7.84 )%d     2.68 %     26.10 %     11.58 %     19.32 %     6.69 %
                                                

Ratios/Supplemental data:

            

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 8,161,773     $ 11,780,006     $ 13,724,590     $ 7,248,107     $ 5,863,332     $ 1,726,855  

Ratio of expenses to average net assetse

     0.51 %     0.52 %     0.54 %     0.57 %     0.64 %f     0.84 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse

     0.87 %     0.68 %     0.48 %     0.59 %     0.28 %     0.03 %

Portfolio turnover rateg

     1 %     3 %     8 %     6 %     5 %     2 %

 

a

Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.

b

Rounds to less than $0.01.

c

The amounts reported may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities due to the timing of capital share transactions.

d

Not annualized.

e

Annualized for periods of less than one year.

f

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to voluntarily reimbursed distribution fees for the year ended August 31, 2004 was 0.78%.

g

Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

iSHARES®, INC.

 

iShares, Inc. (the “Company”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on September 1, 1994 pursuant to amended and restated Articles of Incorporation.

These financial statements relate only to the iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund (the “Fund”).

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded equity securities in the aggregate in the Japanese equity market, as measured by the MSCI Japan Index compiled by MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”). The investment adviser uses a “passive” or index approach to achieve the Fund’s investment objective. The Fund is classified as a non-diversified fund under the 1940 Act. 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.

The Fund invests in the securities of foreign issuers of a single country, which may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with securities of U.S. issuers. Such risks include, but are not limited to: generally less liquid and less efficient securities markets; generally greater price volatility; exchange rate fluctuations and exchange controls; imposition of restrictions on the expatriation of funds or other assets of the Fund; less publicly available information about issuers; the imposition of withholding or other taxes; higher transaction and custody costs; settlement delays and risk of loss attendant in settlement procedures; difficulties in enforcing contractual obligations; less regulation of securities markets; different accounting, disclosure and reporting requirements; more substantial governmental involvement in the economy; higher inflation rates; greater social, economic and political uncertainties; the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets and the risk of war.

Pursuant to the Company’s organizational documents, the Fund’s officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Company 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 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 the 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 Directors of the Company (the “Board”).

 

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iSHARES®, INC.

 

Investments that may be valued using fair value pricing include, but are not limited to: (i) an unlisted security related to corporate actions; (ii) a restricted security (i.e., one that may not be publicly sold without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended); (iii) a security whose trading has been suspended or which has been de-listed from its primary trading exchange; (iv) a security that is thinly traded; (v) a security in default or bankruptcy proceedings for which there is no current market quotation; (vi) a security affected by currency controls or restrictions; and (vii) a security affected by a significant event (i.e., an event that occurs after the close of the markets on which the security is traded but before the time as of which the Fund’s NAV is computed and that may materially affect the value of the Fund’s investments). Examples of events that may be “significant events” are government actions, natural disasters, armed conflict, acts of terrorism, and significant market fluctuations.

Valuing the Fund’s investments using fair value pricing will result in using prices for those investments that may differ from current market valuations. Accordingly, fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate the Fund’s net asset value and the prices used by the Fund’s benchmark index, which, in turn, could result in a difference between the Fund’s performance and the performance of the Fund’s benchmark index.

SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME RECOGNITION

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date, net of any foreign taxes withheld at source, and interest income is accrued daily. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method.

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, as well as investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates deemed appropriate by the investment adviser. Any use of a rate different from the rates used by MSCI may adversely affect the Fund’s ability to track its underlying index. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars on the respective dates of such transactions.

The Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of securities. Such fluctuations are reflected by the Fund as a component of realized and unrealized gains and losses from investments for financial reporting purposes.

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income, if any, including any net foreign currency gains, are declared and distributed at least annually by the Fund. Distributions of net realized capital gains, if any, generally are declared and distributed 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 Fund.

The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.

FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

The Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Company’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of the 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 ordinary income

 

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iSHARES®, INC.

 

and any net capital 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 six months ended February 29, 2008.

As of August 31, 2007, the tax year-end of the Fund, the Fund had tax basis net capital loss carryforwards of $2,959,030, $62,572,173, $3,621,148, $5,594,562, $8,733,802, $68,122,871 and $27,817,841 expiring in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015, respectively. Such losses may be applied against any net realized taxable gains in each succeeding year or until their respective expiration dates, whichever occurs first.

The Fund may own shares in certain foreign investment entities, referred to, under U.S. tax law, as “passive foreign investment companies.” The Fund may elect to mark-to-market annually the shares of each passive foreign investment company and would be required to distribute to shareholders any such marked-to-market gains.

The Fund reclassifies at the end of its tax year certain amounts to paid-in-capital from accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions and accumulated net investment income (loss), respectively, as a result of permanent book and tax differences primarily attributed to net investment loss, return of capital, passive foreign investment companies, realized foreign currency gains and losses and gains and losses on in-kind redemptions. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share.

As of February 29, 2008, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $8,087,157,966. Net unrealized appreciation was $184,649,703, of which $1,046,251,552 represented gross unrealized appreciation on securities and $861,601,849 represented gross unrealized depreciation on securities.

The Fund adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109.” FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 provides guidance on the measurement, recognition, classification and disclosures of tax positions, along with accounting for the related interest and penalties. Management has reviewed the tax positions as of February 29, 2008, inclusive of the prior three open tax return years, and has determined that the implementation of FIN 48 did not have a material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

2. AGREEMENTS AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Company, Barclays Global Fund Advisors (“BGFA”) manages the investment of the 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 Company, 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.

For its investment advisory services to the Fund, BGFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee based on the Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Fund and other iShares Funds in the same advisory fee category, as follows:

 

Investment Advisory Fee    Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets

   0.59%

   First $7 billion

0.54

   Over $7 billion, up to and including $11 billion

0.49

   Over $11 billion, up to and including $24 billion

0.44

   Over $24 billion

 

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iSHARES®, INC.

 

State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”) serves as administrator, custodian and transfer agent for the Company. As compensation for its services, State Street 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 the Fund’s underwriter and distributor of the shares of the Fund, pursuant to a Distribution Agreement with the Company. SEI does not receive a fee from the Fund for its distribution services.

Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Fund is 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 Fund. BarCap and BGI are affiliates of BGFA, the Fund’s 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 six months ended February 29, 2008, BGI earned securities lending agent fees of $911,489.

Cross trades for the six months ended February 29, 2008 were executed by the Fund pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which BGFA (or an affiliate) serves as investment adviser. At its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, the Board reviews such transactions as of the most recent calendar quarter for compliance with the requirements and restrictions set forth by Rule 17a-7.

The Fund may invest in the Institutional Shares of certain money market funds managed by BGFA, the Fund’s investment adviser, including the Government Money Market Fund (“GMMF”), Institutional Money Market Fund (“IMMF”), Prime Money Market Fund (“PMMF”) and Treasury Money Market Fund (“TMMF”) of Barclays Global Investors Funds. The GMMF, IMMF, PMMF and TMMF 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, Prime Money Market Master Portfolio and Treasury Money Market Master Portfolio (collectively, the “Money Market Master Portfolios”), respectively, which are also managed by BGFA. While the GMMF, IMMF, PMMF and TMMF do not directly charge an investment advisory fee, the Money Market Master Portfolios in which they invest do charge an investment advisory fee. Income distributions from the GMMF, IMMF, PMMF and TMMF are declared daily and paid monthly from net investment income. Income distributions earned by the Fund from temporary cash investments are recorded as interest from affiliated issuers in the accompanying Statement of Operations. Income distributions earned by the Fund from the investment of securities lending collateral, if any, are included in securities lending income in the accompanying Statement of Operations.

The Fund may invest its securities lending cash collateral, if any, in the BGI Cash Premier Fund LLC (“Premier Fund”), an affiliated private money market fund managed by BGFA. Although the Premier Fund is not registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act, it intends to operate as a money market fund in compliance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. See Note 5 for additional information regarding the Premier Fund.

As of February 29, 2008, certain directors and officers of the Company are also officers of BGI and/or BGFA.

3. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) for the six months ended February 29, 2008, aggregated $109,387,634 and $256,587,224, respectively.

In-kind purchases and sales (see Note 4) for the six months ended February 29, 2008, aggregated $173,086,252 and $2,659,526,711, respectively.

 

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4. CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

The Company issues and redeems capital shares of the Fund only in aggregations of a specified number of shares (each, a “Creation Unit”) at net asset value. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of the Fund are not redeemable. Transactions in capital shares for the Fund are disclosed in detail in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of the Fund generally consists of the in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of equity securities, which constitutes a substantial replication, or a portfolio sampling representation of the securities involved in the MSCI Japan Index and an amount of cash. Investors purchasing and redeeming Creation Units pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee directly to State Street, the administrator, to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units.

5. LOANS OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES

The 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 the Fund is required to have a value of at least 102% of the market value of the loaned securities for securities traded on U.S. exchanges and a value of at least 105% for all other securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter, at a value equal to at least 100% of the current market value of the securities on loan. The risks to the Fund 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 29, 2008, the Fund had loaned securities which were collateralized by cash. The cash collateral received was invested in the Premier Fund. The Premier Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a portfolio of high-quality, short-term fixed-income instruments, including money market funds (which may be managed by BGFA or its affiliate) and other instruments that, at the time of investment, have remaining maturities of 397 calendar days or less from the date of acquisition.

The market value of the securities on loan as of February 29, 2008 and the value of the related collateral are disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities lending income, as disclosed in the Fund’s Statement of Operations, represents the income earned from the investment of the cash collateral, net of rebates paid to, or fees paid by, borrowers and less the fees paid to BGI as securities lending agent.

6. RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT

In September 2006, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (“FAS 157”), “Fair Value Measurements.” FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. FAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. Management does not believe that the adoption of this standard will have a material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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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 S&P North American Natural Resources

    Sector (IGE)

iShares S&P North American Technology-

    Multimedia Networking (IGN)

iShares S&P North American Technology-

    Semiconductors (IGW)

iShares S&P North American Technology-

    Software (IGV)

iShares S&P North American Technology

    Sector (IGM)

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. (IYY)

iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology (IBB)

iShares Domestic Subsector Index Funds

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Aerospace & Defense (ITA)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Broker-Dealers (IAI)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Healthcare Providers (IHF)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Home Construction (ITB)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Insurance (IAK)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Medical Devices (IHI)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration &

    Production (IEO)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Oil Equipment &

    Services (IEZ)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Pharmaceuticals (IHE)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Regional Banks (IAT)

iShares FTSE NAREIT Industrial/Office (FIO)

iShares FTSE NAREIT Mortgage REITs (REM)

iShares FTSE NAREIT Real Estate 50 (FTY)

iShares FTSE NAREIT Residential (REZ)

iShares FTSE NAREIT Retail (RTL)

 

iShares Global Index Funds

iShares S&P Global 100 (IOO)

iShares S&P Global Consumer

    Discretionary Sector (RXI)

iShares S&P Global Consumer Staples

    Sector (KXI)

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 Industrials Sector (EXI)

iShares S&P Global Infrastructure (IGF)

iShares S&P Global Materials Sector (MXI)

iShares S&P Global Technology Sector (IXN)

iShares S&P Global Telecommunications

    Sector (IXP)

iShares S&P Global Utilities Sector (JXI)

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 Chile (ECH)

iShares MSCI France (EWQ)

iShares MSCI Germany (EWG)

iShares MSCI Hong Kong (EWH)

iShares MSCI Israel Capped Investable

    Market (EIS)

iShares MSCI Italy (EWI)

iShares MSCI Japan (EWJ)

iShares MSCI Japan Small Cap (SCJ)

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 Thailand Investable

    Market (THD)

iShares MSCI Turkey Investable

    Market (TUR)

iShares MSCI United Kingdom (EWU)

iShares S&P/TOPIX 150 (ITF)

 

iShares Bond Funds

iShares Lehman Aggregate (AGG)

iShares Lehman Short Treasury (SHV)

iShares Lehman 1-3 Year Treasury (SHY)

iShares Lehman 3-7 Year Treasury (IEI)

iShares Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury (IEF)

iShares Lehman 10-20 Year

    Treasury (TLH)

iShares Lehman 20+ Year Treasury (TLT)

iShares Lehman TIPS (TIP)

iShares Lehman Credit (CFT)

iShares Lehman 1-3 Year Credit (CSJ)

iShares Lehman Intermediate Credit (CIU)

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade

    Corporate (LQD)

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield

    Corporate (HYG)

iShares Lehman Government/Credit (GBF)

iShares Lehman Intermediate

    Government/Credit (GVI)

iShares Lehman MBS (MBB)

iShares S&P National Municipal (MUB)

iShares S&P California Municipal (CMF)

iShares S&P New York Municipal (NYF)

iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging

    Markets (EMB)

iShares Specialty Index Funds

iShares KLD 400 Social (DSI)

iShares KLD Select SocialSM (KLD)

iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend (DVY)

iShares Dow Jones EPAC Select

    Dividend (IDV)

iShares S&P U.S. Preferred Stock (PFF)

iShares International Index Funds

iShares FTSE Developed Small Cap

    ex-North America (IFSM)

iShares FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global

    Real Estate ex-U.S. (IFGL)

iShares FTSE EPRA/NAREIT North

    America (IFNA)

iShares FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Europe (IFEU)

iShares FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Asia (IFAS)

iShares MSCI ACWI (ACWI)

iShares MSCI ACWI ex US (ACWX)

iShares MSCI BRIC (BKF)

iShares MSCI EAFE (EFA)

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth (EFG)

iShares MSCI EAFE Value (EFV)

iShares MSCI EAFE Small Cap (SCZ)

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets (EEM)

iShares MSCI EMU (EZU)

iShares MSCI Kokusai (TOK)

iShares MSCI Pacific ex-Japan (EPP)

iShares S&P Asia 50 (AIA)

iShares S&P Europe 350 (IEV)

iShares S&P Latin America 40 (ILF)

iShares S&P World ex-U.S. Property (WPS)


 

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The iShares® Family of Funds (Continued)

 

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)


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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 2008 Semi-Annual Report.

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Fund Performance Overview

   1

Shareholder Expenses

   2

Schedule of Investments

   3

Financial Statements

   11

Financial Highlights

   14

Notes to Financial Statements

   15

iShares Family of Funds

   21


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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® MSCI EMERGING MARKETS INDEX FUND

Performance as of February 29, 2008

 

The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Emerging Markets IndexSM (the “Index”). The Index is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the six-month period ended February 29, 2008, the Fund returned 6.78%, while the Index returned 8.15%.

 

Average Annual Total Returns   Cumulative Total Returns
Year Ended 2/29/08   Inception to 2/29/08   Inception to 2/29/08
NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX   NAV   MARKET   INDEX
28.64%   28.12%   33.21%   35.51%   35.54%   36.35%   343.51%   343.90%   356.95%

Total returns for the period since inception are calculated from the inception date of the Fund (4/7/03). “Average Annual Total Returns” represent the average annual change in value of an investment over the period(s) indicated. “Cumulative Total Returns” represent the total change in value of an investment over the period(s) 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 (4/11/03), the NAV of the Fund is used as a proxy for 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 table(s) 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.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 2/29/08

 
Sector/Investment Type    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Financial

   19.31 %

Energy

   17.83  

Basic Materials

   14.56  

Communications

   14.20  

Technology

   10.54  

Industrial

   8.77  

Consumer Non-Cyclical

   4.28  

Utilities

   4.08  

Consumer Cyclical

   3.57  

Diversified

   1.89  

Exchange-Traded Funds

   0.45  

Short-Term and Other Net Assets

   0.52  
      

TOTAL

   100.00 %
      

TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS

As of 2/29/08

 
Security    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

OAO Gazprom SP ADR Reg S (Russia)

   3.59 %

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. GDR (South Korea)

   3.07  

POSCO ADR (South Korea)

   2.70  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA Preferred SP ADR (Brazil)

   2.64  

China Mobile Ltd. (China)

   2.50  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA ADR (Brazil)

   2.44  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
SP ADR (Taiwan)

   2.43  

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd. SP ADR (Taiwan)

   2.23  

Companhia Vale do Rio Doce Preferred
SP ADR (Brazil)

   1.94  

Companhia Vale do Rio Doce ADR (Brazil)

   1.66  
      

TOTAL

   25.20 %
      

 

FUND PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW   1


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Shareholder Expenses (Unaudited)

iSHARES® MSCI EMERGING MARKETS INDEX FUND

 

As a shareholder of the 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 the 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, 2007 to February 29, 2008.

ACTUAL EXPENSES

The first line 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 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 in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the 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 on going 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 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.

 

      Beginning
Account Value
(9/1/07)
   Ending
Account Value
(2/29/08)
   Annualized
Expense Ratio
    Expenses Paid
During Perioda
(9/1/07 to 2/29/08)

Actual

   $  1,000.00    $  1,067.80    0.72 %   $  3.70

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   1,000.00    1,021.30    0.72     3.62

 

a

Expenses are calculated using the 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 (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days).

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

iSHARES® MSCI EMERGING MARKETS INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value

COMMON STOCKS – 89.54%

ARGENTINA – 0.69%

     

BBVA Banco Frances SA ADR

   1,296,804    $ 9,661,190

Petrobras Energia
Participaciones SA
SP ADR

   2,445,755      29,128,942

Tenaris SA ADR

   3,192,903      141,924,538
         
        180,714,670

BRAZIL – 5.10%

     

Companhia Siderurgica

     

Nacional SP ADR

   1,366,075      51,077,544

Companhia Vale do
Rio Doce ADR

   12,415,800      432,566,472

Empresa Brasileira de
Aeronautica SA ADR

   1,395,483      61,847,807

Gafisa SA ADRa

   256,263      10,037,822

Petroleo Brasileiro SA ADR

   5,415,725      635,481,172

TAM SA ADR

   121,800      2,550,492

Unibanco – Uniao de Bancos Brasileiros SA Units GDR

   945,700      128,255,834

Vivo Participacoes SA ADR

   718,400      4,360,688
         
        1,326,177,831

CHILE – 1.82%

     

Banco Santander Chile SA ADR

   2,380,680      123,223,997

Compania de Telecomunicaciones de Chile SA SP ADR

   2,885,918      23,116,203

Enersis SA SP ADR

   7,041,956      111,051,646

LAN Airlines SA SP ADRb

   3,107,505      41,578,417

Sociedad Quimicay Minerade Chile
SA SP ADR

   889,650      173,526,233
         
        472,496,496

CHINA – 15.13%

     

Agile Property Holdings Ltd.b

   9,800,000      13,930,456

Air China Ltd. Class Hb

   31,850,000      30,905,837

Alibaba.com Ltd.a,b

   7,350,000      17,816,121

Aluminum Corp. of
China Ltd. Class H

   7,350,000      14,831,023

Angang New Steel Co. Ltd.
Class H
b

   17,151,320      46,291,469
Security    Shares    Value

Anhui Conch Cement
Co. Ltd. Class H

   2,450,000    $ 19,381,093

Bank of China Ltd. Class Hb

   173,950,000      74,671,525

Bank of Communications
Co. Ltd. Class H
b

   57,681,000      70,797,883

Beijing Capital International Airport Co. Ltd. Class Hb

   19,604,000      21,139,308

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.

   4,042,000      17,065,374

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.a,b

   29,574,000      5,967,519

Chaoda Modern Agriculture (Holdings) Ltd.b

   2,478,175      2,825,138

China Agri-Industries Holdings Ltd.a,b

   7,356,000      5,464,541

China Coal Energy Co.
Class H

   5,956,000      13,518,531

China Communications Construction Co. Ltd. Class Hb

   33,075,000      88,206,802

China Construction Bank Class Hb

   236,817,000      184,141,795

China COSCO Holdings
Co. Ltd. Class H

   6,517,000      19,725,261

China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd. Class Ha,b

   84,000,000      54,411,906

China Ever bright Pacific Ltd.a,b

   27,178,000      64,271,648

China Foods Ltd.a,b

   6,156,000      3,821,465

China High Speed Transmission Equipment Group Co. Ltd.a,b

   2,450,000      4,496,539

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
Class H

   63,700,000      257,480,417

China Mengniu Dairy
Co. Ltd.

   4,900,000      13,477,023

China Merchants Holdings (International) Co. Ltd.b

   9,800,000      54,034,046

China Mobile Ltd.

   42,262,500      651,809,296

China National Building Material Co. Ltd. Class H

   3,588,000      11,597,771

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

   34,300,000      68,241,599

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

iSHARES® MSCI EMERGING MARKETS INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security   Shares   Value

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. Class H

  127,400,000   $   144,909,487

China Railway Group Ltd. Class Ha,b

  24,500,000     29,284,186

China Resources Enterprises Ltd.

  17,164,000     62,319,086

China Resources Land Ltd.

  39,232,000     73,919,418

China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

  7,350,000     18,685,200

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd. Class H

  12,862,500     67,448,092

China Shipping Development Co. Ltd. Class H

  22,068,000     70,481,232

China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd. Class Ha

  1,964,000     1,999,175

China Telecom Corp. Ltd. Class H

  31,850,000     24,356,256

China Travel International Investment Hong Kong Ltd.b

  84,294,951     46,585,863

CITIC Pacific Ltd.

  13,475,000     74,383,406

CITIC Resources Holdings Ltd.a

  2,240,000     1,024,902

CNOOC Ltd.

  147,000,000     253,544,370

COSCO Pacific Ltd.

  7,350,000     16,210,214

Country Garden Holdings Co.a,b

  24,500,000     23,238,418

Datang International Power Generation Co. Ltd.
Class H

  19,616,000     13,513,236

Denway Motors Ltd.b

  46,550,000     24,050,819

Dongfang Electric Co. Ltd.

  2,028,000     12,380,714

FU JI Food and Catering Services Holdings Ltd.

  1,225,000     2,172,698

Global Bio-Chem Technology Group Co. Ltd.

  8,894,000     3,715,050

GOME Electrical Appliances Holdings Ltd.b

  14,700,000     32,873,860

Guangdong Investment Ltd.b

  17,154,110     9,281,847

Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd. Class Hb

  78,470,363     51,939,410

Guangzhou Investment Co. Ltd.

  37,804,000     9,085,807
Security   Shares   Value

Guangzhou R&F Properties Co. Ltd. Class Hb

  980,000   $ 3,066,967

Harbin Power Equipment Co. Ltd. Class Hb

  2,450,000     5,586,037

Huadian Power International Corp. Ltd. Class Hb

  39,200,000     13,451,833

Huaneng Power International Inc. Class Hb

  29,034,000     24,329,803

Hunan Non-Ferrous Metals Corp. Ltd. Class Hb

  34,328,000     17,956,721

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Class Hb

  253,593,000     180,563,990

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd. Class Hb

  7,356,000     7,062,305

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd.
Class H
b

  24,518,000     58,863,493

KWG Property Holding Ltd.a,b

  6,125,000     6,171,721

Lenovo Group Ltd.b

  51,450,000     35,707,814

Li Ning Co. Ltd.b

  4,900,000     15,492,279

Maanshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. Class Hb

  26,950,000     17,249,330

Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd.b

  12,545,000     22,572,664

PetroChina Co. Ltd. Class H

  149,450,000     227,421,616

Ping An Insurance (Group)
Co. of China Ltd. Class H
b

  13,478,500     105,324,465

Shanghai Forte Land Co. Class H

  7,350,000     3,211,814

Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd.b

  4,904,000     20,326,579

Shenzhen Investment Ltd.b

  34,986,000     19,200,224

Sinofert Holdings Ltd.b

  40,694,000     41,475,123

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd. Class Hb

  29,424,000     14,256,968

Sinotrans Ltd. Class Hb

  29,400,000     9,370,940

Travelsky Technology Ltd. Class Hb

  4,713,000     3,997,841

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd. Class Hb

  4,904,000     14,559,503

Weichai Power Co. Ltd. Class Hb

  4,901,000     25,069,859

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

iSHARES® MSCI EMERGING MARKETS INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security   Shares   Value

XinAo Gas Holdings Ltd.b

  4,550,000   $ 8,455,977

Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd. Class Hb

  26,950,800     45,722,473

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd. Class H

  26,950,000     27,086,298

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd. Class Hb

  49,000,000     67,133,209
       
      3,938,411,978

COLOMBIA – 0.02%

 

Bancolombia SA SP ADR

  146,799     4,954,466
       
      4,954,466

CZECH REPUBLIC – 2.17%

 

Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. Class Aa

  22,886     2,215,741

CEZ AS

  5,002,043     372,662,632

Komercni Banka AS

  342,494     84,274,925

Philip Morris CR AS

  14,051     6,122,929

Unipetrol ASa

  5,275,430     90,314,078

Zentiva NVb

  150,026     8,292,213
       
      563,882,518

EGYPT – 1.11%

 

Orascom Construction Industries Co. GDR

  837,180     209,085,705

Orascom Telecom Holding SAE GDR Reg Sb

  1,092,529     79,863,870
       
      288,949,575

HUNGARY – 1.43%

 

Gedeon Richter Rtb

  538,757     117,093,181

Magyar Telekom PLCb

MOL Magyar Olaj-es

  3,818,752     18,548,559

Gazipari Rtb

  759,858     104,150,598

OTP Bank Ltd.b

  3,249,523     132,620,288
       
      372,412,626

INDIA – 6.30%

 

HDFC Bank Ltd. ADR

  3,105,375     338,827,466

ICICI Bank Ltd. SP ADR

  5,354,723     277,588,840

Infosys Technologies Ltd. SP ADRb

  5,830,236     226,912,785

Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. ADRb

  7,327,190     44,769,131
Security   Shares   Value

Reliance Industries Ltd. GDRb,c

  2,634,975   $ 320,808,206

Satyam Computer Services Ltd. ADRb

  7,370,633     184,118,412

Tata Communications Ltd. ADRb

  6,691,946     165,960,261

Wipro Ltd. ADRb

  7,081,725     81,723,107
       
      1,640,708,208

INDONESIA – 2.33%

 

PT Aneka Tambang Tbk

  110,862,500     50,141,891

PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk

  3,062,500     10,675,676

PT Astra International Tbk

  18,994,500     58,355,965

PT Bank Central Asia Tbk

  110,320,000     43,507,336

PT Bank Danamon Indonesia Tbk

  18,866,487     15,921,525

PT Bank Mandiri Tbk

  41,037,500     14,826,014

PT Bank Pan Indonesia Tbka

  305,812,522     21,928,091

PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk

  49,329,061     39,180,280

PT Bumi Resources Tbk

  170,275,000     144,635,135

PT Indosat Tbk

  1,837,500     1,388,513

PT Kalbe Farma Tbk

  290,157,126     33,608,935

PT Perusahaan Gas Negara Tbk

  23,170,500     35,273,348

PT Ramayana Lestari Sentosa Tbk

  118,911,870     10,625,330

PT Semen Gresik (Persero) Tbk

  6,285,000     3,674,628

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk

  82,821,000     89,536,216

PT United Tractors Tbk

  22,746,771     33,248,176
       
      606,527,059

ISRAEL – 3.63%

 

Africa Israel Investments Ltd.b

  299,573     20,275,668

Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd.a

  96,795     2,053,990

Alvarion Ltd.a

  1,528,800     11,573,016

AudioCodes Ltd.a

  133,815     566,037

Bank Hapoalim Ltd.b

  14,228,542     62,634,786

Bank Leumi Le-Israelb

  18,628,730     87,698,704

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.a

  1,968,100     43,140,752

Clal Insurance Co. Ltd.

  121,275     2,743,763

Discount Investment Corp.
Ltd.

  102,984     2,754,334

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

iSHARES® MSCI EMERGING MARKETS INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security   Shares   Value

Elbit Systems Ltd.b

  938,350   $ 54,034,127

Elite Industries Ltd.a,b

  275,625     3,979,194

Given Imaging Ltd.a,b

  278,075     4,410,270

Israel Chemicals Ltd.b

  10,019,275     141,230,160

Israel Corp. Ltd. (The)b

  27,879     30,981,739

Israel Discount Bank
Class A
a,b

  21,032,485     55,115,420

Koor Industries Ltd.

  396,957     28,740,978

Makhteshim-Agan Industries Ltd.a,b

  4,307,224     36,851,556

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.b

  6,703,372     52,047,086

NICE Systems Ltd.a

  245,200     8,030,129

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.b

  6,046,600     295,712,767
       
      944,574,476

MALAYSIA – 0.54%

 

AMMB Holdings Bhd

  9,752,175     11,356,422

Bumiputra-Commerce Holdings Bhd

  2,034,000     6,685,553

Bursa Malaysia Bhd

  2,930,800     10,458,951

Gamuda Bhd

  12,166,000     15,005,178

Genting Bhd

  3,359,400     7,203,597

IGB Corp. Bhd

  4,577,800     2,751,409

IJM Corp. Bhd

  3,701,200     8,399,969

IOI Corp. Bhd

  5,265,000     13,267,569

MMC Corp. Bhd

  3,896,000     4,634,466

Resorts World Bhd

  19,905,500     23,304,608

Sime Darby Bhda

  1,501,673     5,452,937

SP Setia Bhd

  4,821,300     7,516,066

Tenaga Nasional Bhd

  3,152,700     8,931,581

UEM World Bhd

  3,896,000     4,268,587

YTL Corp. Bhd

  4,480,400     10,799,524

YTL Power International Bhd

  298,693     236,561
       
      140,272,978

MEXICO – 5.61%

 

Alfa SAB de CV Class Ab

  5,050,600     31,194,286

America Movil SAB de CV Series Lb

  131,075,000     394,143,405

Axtel SAB de CV Series CPOa,b

  1,225,000     2,704,114

Carso Infraestructura y Construccion SAB de CV Series B1a,b

  3,928,200     3,591,648
Security   Shares   Value

Cemex SAB de CV Series CPOa,b

  55,982,564   $ 153,558,622

Consorcio ARA SAB de CVb

  32,979,800     34,246,585

Controladora Comercial Mexicana SA de CV BC Unitsb

  13,241,100     33,429,197

Corporacion Geo SAB de CV Series Ba,b

  6,648,700     20,854,921

Desarrolladora Homex SAB de CVa,b

  1,257,300     12,403,730

Empresas ICA SAB de CVa,b

  8,452,500     50,833,448

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV BD Unitsb

  21,338,000     85,027,101

Grupo Carso SA de CV Series A1b

  1,104,141     4,873,619

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV Series Ob

  12,996,256     52,102,397

Grupo Mexico SA de CV Series Bb

  13,352,500     93,220,714

Grupo Modelo SAB de CV Series Cb

  15,067,598     68,264,796

Grupo Televisa SA Series CPOb

  24,473,500     107,590,879

Industrias Penoles SAB de CVb

  1,225,088     29,495,928

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV Class Ab

  8,707,200     35,931,020

Telefonos de Mexico SAB de CV Series Lb

  61,580,000     102,094,231

Urbi Desarrollos Urbanos SA de CVa,b

  4,210,400     15,237,623

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV Series Vb

  35,869,500     130,281,820
       
      1,461,080,084

PERU – 0.61%

 

Compania de Minas

   

Buenaventura SA ADR

  2,077,718     157,968,900
       
      157,968,900

PHILIPPINE ISLANDS – 1.46%

 

Ayala Corp.

  4,452,108     47,860,298

Ayala Land Inc.

  39,886,200     11,581,931

Bank of the Philippine Islands

  28,510,200     39,103,327

 

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iSHARES® MSCI EMERGING MARKETS INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security   Shares   Value

Filinvest Land Inc.a

  459,743,375   $ 12,043,198

Globe Telecom Inc.

  563,500     20,609,910

Jollibee Foods Corp.

  44,246,600     53,579,226

Manila Electric Co.a

  14,555,852     28,417,455

Megaworld Corp.

  330,230,040     20,238,984

Metropolitan Bank &
Trust Co.

  40     42

Petron Corp.

  244,476,000     37,458,327

Philippine Long

   

Distance Telephone Co.

  747,250     53,553,071

SM Investments Corp.

  2,353,291     16,719,910

SM Prime Holdings Inc.

  169,506,820     38,957,456
       
      380,123,135

RUSSIA – 8.94%

 

Comstar United Telesystems GDR

  275,665     2,729,084

JSC MMC Norilsk Nickel ADR

  7,436,940     218,274,189

LUKOIL SP ADR

  3,937,800     292,972,320

Mobile TeleSystems SP ADR

  1,102,500     90,471,150

Novolipetsk Steel GDR Reg S

  594,125     27,222,808

OAO Gazprom SP ADR Reg S

  18,375,508     933,475,806

OAO NOVATEK SP GDR Reg S

  589,225     44,898,945

OAO Tatneft SP ADR Reg S

  411,600     51,655,800

Polyus Gold SP ADR

  735,983     40,479,065

RAO Unified Energy System
of Russia GDR Reg S
a

  653,376     76,118,304

Rostelecom SP ADRb

  877,103     59,949,990

Sberbank GDR Reg Sb

  480,346     182,667,922

Surgutneftegaz SP ADRb

  834,225     38,416,061

Vimpel-Communications SP ADR

  5,627,879     195,456,238

VTB Bank OJSC GDR Reg Sa

  5,451,250     40,884,375

Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods OJSC ADR

  310,458     32,678,809
       
      2,328,350,866

SOUTH AFRICA – 7.68%

 

African Bank Investments Ltd.

  12,705,527     50,880,023

African Rainbow Minerals Ltd.

  305,025     8,002,529

Anglo Platinum Ltd.

  517,685     82,657,353

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.

  1,238,475     45,210,003

ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd.

  3,949,400     95,097,030

Aveng Ltd.b

  1,766,090     14,099,339

AVI Ltd.

  4,920,907     11,151,982
Security   Shares   Value

Barloworld Ltd.

  2,486,884   $ 30,420,991

Bidvest Group Ltd.

  2,767,321     41,337,974

FirstRand Ltd.

  31,980,304     77,004,910

Foschini Ltd.

  6,005,006     32,375,064

Gold Fields Ltd.

  5,065,375     71,420,017

Grindrod Ltd.

  1,969,800     6,112,705

Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.a

  2,552,900     31,623,002

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.

  4,516,114     190,771,020

Imperial Holdings Ltd.

  2,648,079     27,278,165

Investec Ltd.

  4,159,352     32,134,471

Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.

  455,700     19,774,393

Liberty Group Ltd.

  897,296     8,780,991

Metropolitan Holdings Ltd.

  10,294,251     19,087,606

MTN Group Ltd.

  12,389,993     197,827,641

Murray & Roberts Holdings Ltd.

  2,312,800     29,333,814

Nampak Ltd.

  8,192,291     19,515,124

Naspers Ltd.

  4,216,545     81,001,056

Nedbank Group Ltd.

  3,501,385     52,749,695

Network Healthcare Holdings Ltd.a

  19,385,425     23,888,094

Pick’n Pay Stores Ltd.

  5,546,075     22,138,167

Pretoria Portland Cement Co. Ltd.

  4,453,208     24,542,058

Reunert Ltd.

  1,730,298     12,810,998

Sanlam Ltd.

  19,562,464     47,230,121

Sappi Ltd.

  501,519     6,315,685

Sasol Ltd.

  5,122,123     265,466,738

Shoprite Holdings Ltd.

  12,785,325     67,086,264

SPAR Group Ltd. (The)

  1,969,924     12,619,344

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

  9,719,069     123,269,354

Steinhoff International Holdings Ltd.

  2,059,225     4,770,119

Telkom South Africa Ltd.

  1,483,626     26,936,290

Tiger Brands Ltd.

  1,700,684     30,660,336

Truworths International Ltd.

  10,204,341     34,832,842

Woolworths Holdings Ltd.

  13,798,895     22,067,855
       
      2,000,281,163

SOUTH KOREA – 12.20%

 

Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd.

  199,100     31,803,418

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd.

  231,790     34,433,422

 

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iSHARES® MSCI EMERGING MARKETS INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security   Shares   Value

Hyundai Development Co.

  212,800   $ 15,500,261

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Inc.

  325,410     29,905,631

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.

  375,500     152,551,249

Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. Ltd.a

  286,780     12,215,750

Kookmin Bank SP ADRa

  6,641,743     406,673,924

Korea Electric Power Corp. SP ADR

  16,064,159     278,070,592

KT Corp. SP ADRa

  8,539,869     207,433,418

LG. Philips LCD Co. Ltd. ADRa,b

  7,496,534     177,367,994

NHN Corp.a

  187,575     42,646,571

POSCO ADR

  5,201,350     703,742,655

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. GDRc

  2,725,050     798,439,650

Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd.

  187,990     20,019,168

Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.

  2,036,070     69,274,731

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd. ADRa

  196,000     20,803,440

SK Telecom Co. Ltd. ADR

  7,854,856     175,948,774
       
      3,176,830,648

TAIWAN – 9.61%

   

Asia Cement Corp.

  3,051,000     5,161,485

AU Optronics Corp. SP ADRb

  17,188,574     327,957,992

Catcher Technology Co. Ltd.

  3,201,000     12,062,640

Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd.

  3,051,000     5,763,493

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd. SP ADR

  23,660,504     580,628,768

CMC Magnetics Corp.a

  8,136,000     2,684,367

Compal Communications Inc.

  2,475,000     4,643,377

D-Link Corp.

  1,374,400     2,200,640

Epistar Corp.

  2,291,438     7,041,456

Evergreen Marine Corp. Ltd.

  10,170,000     8,553,130

Far Eastern Textile Ltd.

  5,085,000     8,520,233

Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd.

  1,068,000     7,116,545

HannStar Display Corp.a

  10,946,988     4,833,459

High Tech Computer Corp.

  3,126,000     66,534,304

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

  5,085,000     30,922,853
Security   Shares   Value

Macronix International Co. Ltd.

  21,957,000   $ 10,049,864

MediaTek Inc.

  3,145,000     36,216,076

MiTAC International Corp.

  7,119,000     6,240,495

Mosel Vitelic Inc.

  10,545,000     8,169,263

Siliconware Precision Industries Co. SP ADRb,d

  43,309,875     354,274,778

Synnex Technology International Corp.

  4,068,000     10,290,073

Taiwan Cement Corp.

  7,119,000     12,665,211

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. SP ADR

  64,860,770     631,743,900

Tatung Co. Ltd.a

  14,763,000     8,882,154

U-Ming Marine Transport Corp.

  2,034,000     5,592,431

Uni-President Enterprises Co.

  6,102,000     9,020,262

United Microelectronics Corp. SP ADRb

  87,125,313     278,801,002

Wintek Corp.

  9,378,000     9,494,789

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.

  14,763,000     9,980,485

Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd.a

  38,829,000     35,293,382
       
      2,501,338,907

THAILAND – 2.21%

   

Bangkok Bank PCL

  7,865,600     33,236,689

Bangkok Expressway PCL

  22,250,100     15,481,404

Banpu PCL

  2,511,000     38,293,249

Electricity Generating PCL

  3,378,700     10,412,514

IRPC PCL

  79,537,600     15,162,052

Kasikornbank PCL

  15,953,000     45,362,780

Krung Thai Bank PCL

  13,707,900     4,529,378

Precious Shipping PCL

  6,672,400     5,935,733

PTT Aromatics & Refining PCLa

  17,402,686     23,360,238

PTT Chemical PCL

  7,417,968     27,810,015

PTT Exploration & Production PCL

  18,795,500     96,142,192

PTT PCL

  10,920,100     118,655,257

Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding PCL

  39,832,400     55,683,101

Siam Cement PCL

  2,511,000     17,072,406

Siam City Cement PCL

  696,900     5,313,932

Siam Makro PCLd

  13,293,000     41,600,016

 

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iSHARES® MSCI EMERGING MARKETS INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security   Shares   Value

Thai Airways International PCL

  2,498,800   $ 2,560,327

Thanachart Capital PCL

  19,653,900     9,616,205

True Corp. PCLa

  28,799,400     4,940,961

United Broadcasting Corp. PCLa,e

  5,658,800     3,236,168
       
      574,404,617

TURKEY – 0.95%

   

Adana Cimento Sanayi TAS Class Ab

  4,487,732     23,214,008

Akbank TASb

  5,789,524     31,385,377

Akcansa Cimento Sanayi ve Ticaret ASb

  619,973     2,924,766

Arcelik ASb

  895,578     5,188,534

Dogan Yayin Holding ASa,b

  2,743,533     7,084,480

Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TASb

  3,678,785     26,489,077

Hurriyet Gazetecilik ve Matbaacilik ASa,b

  1,869,513     4,518,088

Migros Turk TASb

  760,573     12,211,967

Petkim Petrokimya Holding ASa,b

  1,474,900     8,911,045

Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi ASb

  6,794,894     32,055,366

Trakya Cam Sanayii ASb

  292,378     580,764

Tupras-Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri ASb

  953,084     24,650,424

Turk Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari ASb

  8,569,807     13,476,212

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi ASb

  5,243,340     31,679,191

Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi ASa,b

  10,223,172     23,352,745
       
      247,722,044
       

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost: $ 21,963,675,005)

    23,308,183,245

PREFERRED STOCKS – 9.49%

 

BRAZIL – 9.49%

   

Aracruz Celulose SA SP ADR

  812,593     58,864,237

Banco Bradesco SA SP ADR

  12,415,375     389,718,621

Banco Itau Holding Financiera SA ADR

  15,243,900     386,280,426
Security   Shares   Value

Brasil Telecom Participacoes SA ADR

  913,945   $ 63,153,600

Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao Grupo Pao de Acucar SP ADRb

  1,054,284     45,745,383

Companhia de Bebidas das Americas ADR

  1,515,325     123,468,681

Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais SP ADR

  606,398     11,539,754

Companhia Vale do Rio Doce SP ADR

  17,213,125     504,688,825

Gerdau SA SP ADR

  2,646,585     86,728,590

Net Servicos de Comunicacao SA ADRa,b

  1,837,584     20,103,169

Petroleo Brasileiro SA SP ADR

  7,016,800     687,155,224

Tele Norte Leste Participacoes SA ADR

  2,303,232     57,649,897

Votorantim Celulose e Papel SA SP ADR

  1,128,357     35,498,111
       
      2,470,594,518
       

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost: $ 1,825,177,586)

      2,470,594,518

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS – 0.45%

iShares MSCI Malaysia Index Fundb,d

  1,099,526     13,777,061

iShares MSCI South Korea Index Fundd

  816,043     46,351,242

iShares MSCI Taiwan Index Fundb,d

  3,768,100     58,141,783
       

TOTAL EXCHANGE-
TRADED FUNDS
(Cost: $ 112,540,386)

    118,270,086

 

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iSHARES® MSCI EMERGING MARKETS INDEX FUND

February 29, 2008

 

Security    Shares    Value  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 7.34%

 

MONEY MARKET FUNDS – 7.34%

  

Barclays Global Investors

     

Funds Institutional

     

Money Market Fund,

     

Institutional Shares

     

3.59%d,f

   43,515,291    $ 43,515,291  

BGI Cash Premier Fund LLC

     

3.63%d,f,g

   1,865,745,492      1,865,745,492  
           
        1,909,260,783  
           

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost: $ 1,909,260,783)

     1,909,260,783  
           
  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES – 106.82%
(Cost: $ 25,810,653,760)

     27,806,308,632  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities – (6.82)%

     (1,775,356,824 )
           

NET ASSETS – 100.00%

   $ 26,030,951,808  
           

ADR – American Depositary Receipts

GDR – Global Depositary Receipts

SP ADR – Sponsored American Depositary Receipts

SP GDR – Sponsored Global Depositary Receipts

 

a

Non-income earning security.

b

All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 5.

c

This security may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.

d

Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.

e

Security valued at fair value in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Directors. See Note 1.

f

The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

g

This security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 5.

See notes to financial statements.


 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

iSHARES®, INC.

February 29, 2008

 

     iShares MSCI
Emerging Markets
Index Fund
 

ASSETS

  

Investments, at cost:

  

Unaffiliated issuers

   $ 23,387,162,858  

Affiliated issuers (Note 2)

     2,423,490,902  
        

Total cost of investments

   $ 25,810,653,760  
        

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

  

Unaffiliated issuers

   $ 25,382,902,969  

Affiliated issuers (Note 2)

     2,423,405,663  
        

Total value of investments

     27,806,308,632  

Foreign currency, at valueb

     25,608,941  

Receivables:

  

Investment securities sold

     125,172,721  

Due from custodian (Note 4)

     19,929,488  

Dividends and interest

     57,148,892  

Capital shares sold

     17,651,050  
        

Total Assets

     28,051,819,724  
        

LIABILITIES

  

Payables:

  

Investment securities purchased

     141,201,252  

Collateral for securities on loan (Note 5)

     1,865,745,492  

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     13,921,172  
        

Total Liabilities

     2,020,867,916  
        

NET ASSETS

   $ 26,030,951,808  
        

Net assets consist of:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 21,567,267,119  

Distributions in excess of net investment income

     (6,058,929 )

Undistributed net realized gain

     2,474,998,963  

Net unrealized appreciation on investments and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     1,994,744,655  
        

NET ASSETS

   $ 26,030,951,808  
        

Shares outstandingc

     183,750,000  
        

Net asset value per share

   $ 141.67  
        

 

a

Securities on loan with market value of $1,754,722,912. See Note 5.

b

Cost of foreign currency: $26,277,162.

c

$0.001 par value, number of shares authorized: 500,000,000.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

iSHARES®, INC.

Six months ended February 29, 2008

 

     iShares MSCI
Emerging Markets
Index Fund
 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends from unaffiliated issuersa

   $ 225,022,736  

Dividends from affiliated issuers (Note 2)

     2,447,146  

Interest from affiliated issuers (Note 2)

     1,564,216  

Securities lending income from affiliated issuers (Note 2)

     11,157,507  
        

Total investment income

     240,191,605  
        

EXPENSES

  

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     88,996,590  

Foreign taxes (Note 1)

     37,984  
        

Total expenses

     89,034,574  

Less investment advisory fees waived (Note 2)

     (367,588 )
        

Net expenses

     88,666,986  
        

Net investment income

     151,524,619  
        

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

     (197,218,785 )

Investments in affiliated issuers (Note 2)

     38,551,064  

In-kind redemptions

     2,751,829,475  

Foreign currency transactions

     (446,648 )
        

Net realized gain

     2,592,715,106  
        

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments

     (2,085,023,130 )

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     (1,021,486 )
        

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (2,086,044,616 )
        

Net realized and unrealized gain

     506,670,490  
        

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 658,195,109  
        

 

a

Net of foreign withholding tax of $9,741,164.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

iSHARES®, INC.

 

     iShares MSCI
Emerging Markets
Index Fund
 
      Six months ended
February 29, 2008
(Unaudited)
   

Year ended

August 31, 2007

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

    

OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment income

   $ 151,524,619     $ 250,914,401  

Net realized gain

     2,592,715,106       2,359,691,063  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (2,086,044,616 )     2,303,383,261  
                

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     658,195,109       4,913,988,725  
                

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

    

From net investment income

     (360,643,610 )     (209,458,860 )
                

Total distributions to shareholders

     (360,643,610 )     (209,458,860 )
                

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

    

Proceeds from shares sold

     14,510,632,821       7,873,614,616  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (6,975,603,644 )     (6,349,153,507 )
                

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

     7,535,029,177       1,524,461,109  
                

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

     7,832,580,676       6,228,990,974  

NET ASSETS

    

Beginning of period

     18,198,371,132       11,969,380,158  
                

End of period

   $ 26,030,951,808     $ 18,198,371,132  
                

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income included in net assets at end of period

   $ (6,058,929 )   $ 203,060,062  
                

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

    

Shares sold

     96,300,000       67,200,000  

Shares redeemed

     (48,000,000 )     (54,600,000 )
                

Net increase in shares outstanding

     48,300,000       12,600,000  
                

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES®, INC.

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund  
     

Six months
ended

Feb. 29, 2008
(Unaudited)

    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2007
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2006
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2005
    Year ended
Aug. 31, 2004
   

Period from
Apr. 7, 2003a
to

Aug. 31, 2003

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 134.35     $ 97.43     $ 77.92     $ 53.96     $ 45.13     $ 33.75  
                                                

Income from investment operations:

            

Net investment incomeb

     0.90       1.91       1.65       1.65       1.13       0.26  

Net realized and unrealized gainc

     8.37       36.58       18.85       24.72       7.97       11.12  
                                                

Total from investment operations

     9.27       38.49       20.50       26.37       9.10       11.38  
                                                

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

     (1.95 )     (1.57 )     (0.99 )     (2.41 )     (0.27 )      
                                                

Total distributions

     (1.95 )     (1.57 )     (0.99 )     (2.41 )     (0.27 )      
                                                

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 141.67     $ 134.35     $ 97.43     $ 77.92     $ 53.96     $ 45.13  
                                                

Total return

     6.78 %d     39.86 %     26.44 %     46.17 %     20.21 %     33.72 %d
                                                

Ratios/Supplemental data:

            

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 26,030,952     $ 18,198,371     $ 11,969,380     $ 7,000,858     $ 1,958,596     $ 297,846  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to waived feese

     0.72 %     0.74 %     0.77 %     0.78 %     0.77 %     0.78 %

Ratio of expenses to average net assets after waived feese

     0.72 %     0.74 %     0.77 %     0.77 %     0.76 %     0.78 %

Ratio of expenses to average net assets after waived fees and exclusive of foreign taxese

     0.72 %     0.74 %     0.75 %     0.74 %     0.74 %     0.72 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse

     1.22 %     1.63 %     1.77 %     2.40 %     2.10 %     1.58 %

Portfolio turnover ratef

     6 %     5 %     12 %     9 %     8 %     10 %

 

a

Commencement of operations.

b

Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.

c

The amounts reported may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities due to the timing of capital share transactions.

d

Not annualized.

e

Annualized for periods of less than one year.

f

Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

iSHARES®, INC.

 

iShares, Inc. (the “Company”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on September 1, 1994 pursuant to amended and restated Articles of Incorporation.

These financial statements relate only to the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund (the “Fund”).

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded equity securities in the aggregate in the global emerging markets, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index compiled by MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”). The investment adviser uses a “passive” or index approach to achieve the Fund’s investment objective. The Fund is classified as a non-diversified fund under the 1940 Act. 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.

The Fund invests in the securities of foreign issuers of certain emerging markets, which may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with securities of U.S. issuers. Such risks include, but are not limited to: generally less liquid and less efficient securities markets; generally greater price volatility; exchange rate fluctuations and exchange controls; imposition of restrictions on the expatriation of funds or other assets of the Fund; less publicly available information about issuers; the imposition of withholding or other taxes; higher transaction and custody costs; settlement delays and risk of loss attendant in settlement procedures; difficulties in enforcing contractual obligations; less regulation of securities markets; different accounting, disclosure and reporting requirements; more substantial governmental involvement in the economy; higher inflation rates; greater social, economic and political uncertainties; the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets and the risk of war.

Pursuant to the Company’s organizational documents, the Fund’s officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Company 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 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 the 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 Directors of the Company (the “Board”).

 

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iSHARES®, INC.

 

Investments that may be valued using fair value pricing include, but are not limited to: (i) an unlisted security related to corporate actions; (ii) a restricted security (i.e., one that may not be publicly sold without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended); (iii) a security whose trading has been suspended or which has been de-listed from its primary trading exchange; (iv) a security that is thinly traded; (v) a security in default or bankruptcy proceedings for which there is no current market quotation; (vi) a security affected by currency controls or restrictions; and (vii) a security affected by a significant event (i.e., an event that occurs after the close of the markets on which the security is traded but before the time as of which the Fund’s NAV is computed and that may materially affect the value of the Fund’s investments). Examples of events that may be “significant events” are government actions, natural disasters, armed conflict, acts of terrorism, and significant market fluctuations.

Valuing the Fund’s investments using fair value pricing will result in using prices for those investments that may differ from current market valuations. Accordingly, fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate the Fund’s net asset value and the prices used by the Fund’s benchmark index, which, in turn, could result in a difference between the Fund’s performance and the performance of the Fund’s benchmark index.

SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME RECOGNITION

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date, net of any foreign taxes withheld at source, and interest income is accrued daily. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method.

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, as well as investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates deemed appropriate by the investment adviser. Any use of a rate different from the rates used by MSCI may adversely affect the Fund’s ability to track its underlying index. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars on the respective dates of such transactions.

The Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of securities. Such fluctuations are reflected by the Fund as a component of realized and unrealized gains and losses from investments for financial reporting purposes.

FOREIGN TAXES

The Fund may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, corporate events, capital gains on investments or currency repatriation. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Fund and are disclosed in the Statement of Operations. Foreign taxes payable as of February 29, 2008, if any, are reflected in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income, if any, including any net foreign currency gains, are declared and distributed at least annually by the Fund. Distributions of net realized capital gains, if any, generally are declared and distributed 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 Fund.

The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.

 

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iSHARES®, INC.

 

FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

The Fund is treated as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of the 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 ordinary income and any net capital 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 six months ended February 29, 2008.

As of August 31, 2007, the tax year-end of the Fund, the Fund had tax basis net capital loss carryforwards of $840,778, $20,296,564, $11,239,258 and $29,973,301 expiring in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015, respectively. Such losses may be applied against any net realized taxable gains in each succeeding year or until their respective expiration dates, whichever occurs first.

The Fund may own shares in certain foreign investment entities, referred to, under U.S. tax law, as “passive foreign investment companies.” The Fund may elect to mark-to-market annually the shares of each passive foreign investment company and would be required to distribute to shareholders any such marked-to-market gains.

The Fund reclassifies at the end of its tax year certain amounts to paid-in-capital from accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions and accumulated net investment income (loss), respectively, as a result of permanent book and tax differences primarily attributed to net investment loss, return of capital, passive foreign investment companies, realized foreign currency gains and losses and gains and losses on in-kind redemptions. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share.

As of February 29, 2008, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $25,927,451,083. Net unrealized appreciation was $1,878,857,549, of which $3,210,120,255 represented gross unrealized appreciation on securities and $1,331,262,706 represented gross unrealized depreciation on securities.

The Fund adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109.” FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 provides guidance on the measurement, recognition, classification and disclosures of tax positions, along with accounting for the related interest and penalties. Management has reviewed the tax positions as of February 29, 2008, inclusive of the prior three open tax return years, and has determined that the implementation of FIN 48 did not have a material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

2. AGREEMENTS AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Company, Barclays Global Fund Advisors (“BGFA”) manages the investment of the 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 Company, 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.

 

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iSHARES®, INC.

 

For its investment advisory services to the Fund, BGFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee based on the Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Fund and another iShares Fund in the same advisory fee category, as follows:

 

Investment Advisory Fee   Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets

                0.75%

  First $14 billion

                0.68  

  Over $14 billion, up to and including $28 billion

                0.61  

  Over $28 billion

BGFA voluntarily waived a portion of its advisory fees for the Fund in an amount equal to the investment advisory fees payable on the amount of the Fund’s investment in other iShares MSCI Index Funds.

State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”) serves as administrator, custodian and transfer agent for the Company. As compensation for its services, State Street 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 the Fund’s underwriter and distributor of the shares of the Fund, pursuant to a Distribution Agreement with the Company. SEI does not receive a fee from the Fund for its distribution services.

Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Fund is 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 Fund. BarCap and BGI are affiliates of BGFA, the Fund’s 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 six months ended February 29, 2008, BGI earned securities lending agent fees of $11,157,507.

The Fund may invest in the Institutional Shares of certain money market funds managed by BGFA, the Fund’s investment adviser, including the Government Money Market Fund (“GMMF”), Institutional Money Market Fund (“IMMF”), Prime Money Market Fund (“PMMF”) and Treasury Money Market Fund (“TMMF”) of Barclays Global Investors Funds. The GMMF, IMMF, PMMF and TMMF 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, Prime Money Market Master Portfolio and Treasury Money Market Master Portfolio (collectively, the “Money Market Master Portfolios”), respectively, which are also managed by BGFA. While the GMMF, IMMF, PMMF and TMMF do not directly charge an investment advisory fee, the Money Market Master Portfolios in which they invest do charge an investment advisory fee. Income distributions from the GMMF, IMMF, PMMF and TMMF are declared daily and paid monthly from net investment income. Income distributions earned by the Fund from temporary cash investments are recorded as interest from affiliated issuers in the accompanying Statement of Operations. Income distributions earned by the Fund from the investment of securities lending collateral, if any, are included in securities lending income in the accompanying Statement of Operations.

The Fund may invest its securities lending cash collateral, if any, in the BGI Cash Premier Fund LLC (“Premier Fund”), an affiliated private money market fund managed by BGFA. Although the Premier Fund is not registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act, it intends to operate as a money market fund in compliance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. See Note 5 for additional information regarding the Premier Fund.

The Fund, in order to improve its portfolio liquidity and its ability to track the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, may invest in shares of other iShares MSCI Index Funds that invest in securities in the Fund’s benchmark index. As of February 29, 2008, the Fund held shares of the iShares MSCI Malaysia, iShares MSCI South Korea and iShares MSCI Taiwan Index Funds.

 

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iSHARES®, INC.

 

For the six months ended February 29, 2008, the Fund had direct investments (exclusive of short-term investments) in issuers of which BGFA is an affiliate or issuers of which the Fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities as follows:

 

Name of Affiliated Issuer    Number of
Shares Held
Beginning
of Period
(in 000s)
   Gross
Additions
(in 000s)
   Gross
Reductions
(in 000s)
   Number of
Shares Held
End of Period
(in 000s)
   Value at
End of Period
   Dividend
Income
    Net
Realized
Gain

iShares MSCI Malaysia
Index Fund

   1,100          1,100    $ 13,777,061    $ 445,966     $

iShares MSCI South Korea Index Fund

   602    427    213    816      46,351,242      303,605       4,385,795

iShares MSCI Taiwan
Index Fund

   3,100    2,139    1,471    3,768      58,141,783      1,481,837       704,381

Siam Makro PCL

   9,843    6,950    3,500    13,293      41,600,016      367,926       4,314,611

Siliconware Precision
Industries Co. SP ADR

   37,664    23,891    18,245    43,310      354,274,778      (152,188 )a     29,146,277

 

a

Prior period dividend income adjustment.

As of February 29, 2008, certain directors and officers of the Company are also officers of BGI and/or BGFA.

3. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) for the six months ended February 29, 2008, aggregated $1,622,465,209 and $1,563,040,995, respectively.

In-kind purchases and sales (see Note 4) for the six months ended February 29, 2008, aggregated $13,880,635,168 and $6,659,055,912, respectively.

4. CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

The Company issues and redeems capital shares of the Fund only in aggregations of a specified number of shares (each, a “Creation Unit”) at net asset value. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of the Fund are not redeemable. Transactions in capital shares for the Fund are disclosed in detail in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of the Fund generally consists of the in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of equity securities, which constitutes a substantial replication, or a portfolio sampling representation of the securities involved in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index and an amount of cash. Investors purchasing and redeeming Creation Units pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee directly to State Street, the administrator, to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units.

From time to time, settlement of securities related to in-kind contributions or in-kind redemptions may be delayed. In such cases, securities related to in-kind contributions are reflected as “Due from custodian” and securities related to in-kind redemptions are reflected as “Securities related to in-kind transactions” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

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iSHARES®, INC.

 

5. LOANS OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES

The 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 the Fund is required to have a value of at least 102% of the market value of the loaned securities for securities traded on U.S. exchanges and a value of at least 105% for all other securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter, at a value equal to at least 100% of the current market value of the securities on loan. The risks to the Fund 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 29, 2008, the Fund had loaned securities which were collateralized by cash. The cash collateral received was invested in the Premier Fund. The Premier Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a portfolio of high-quality, short-term fixed-income instruments, including money market funds (which may be managed by BGFA or its affiliate) and other instruments that, at the time of investment, have remaining maturities of 397 calendar days or less from the date of acquisition.

The market value of the securities on loan as of February 29, 2008 and the value of the related collateral are disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities lending income, as disclosed in the Fund’s Statement of Operations, represents the income earned from the investment of the cash collateral, net of rebates paid to, or fees paid by, borrowers and less the fees paid to BGI as securities lending agent.

6. RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT

In September 2006, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (“FAS 157”), “Fair Value Measurements.” FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. FAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. Management does not believe that the adoption of this standard will have a material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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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 S&P North American Natural Resources Sector (IGE)

iShares S&P North American Technology-Multimedia Networking (IGN)

iShares S&P North American Technology- Semiconductors (IGW)

iShares S&P North American Technology-Software (IGV)

iShares S&P North American Technology Sector (IGM)

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. (IYY)

iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology (IBB)

iShares Domestic Subsector Index Funds

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Aerospace & Defense (ITA)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Broker-Dealers (IAI)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Healthcare Providers (IHF)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Home Construction (ITB)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Insurance (IAK)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Medical Devices (IHI)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production (IEO)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Oil Equipment & Services (IEZ)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Pharmaceuticals (IHE)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Regional Banks (IAT)

iShares FTSE NAREIT Industrial/Office (FIO)

iShares FTSE NAREIT Mortgage REITs (REM)

iShares FTSE NAREIT Real Estate 50 (FTY)

iShares FTSE NAREIT Residential (REZ)

iShares FTSE NAREIT Retail (RTL)

 

iShares Global Index Funds

iShares S&P Global 100 (IOO)

iShares S&P Global Consumer Discretionary Sector (RXI)

iShares S&P Global Consumer Staples Sector (KXI)

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 Industrials Sector (EXI)

iShares S&P Global Infrastructure (IGF)

iShares S&P Global Materials Sector (MXI)

iShares S&P Global Technology Sector (IXN)

iShares S&P Global Telecommunications Sector (IXP)

iShares S&P Global Utilities Sector (JXI)

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 Chile (ECH)

iShares MSCI France (EWQ)

iShares MSCI Germany (EWG)

iShares MSCI Hong Kong (EWH)

iShares MSCI Israel Capped Investable Market (EIS)

iShares MSCI Italy (EWI)

iShares MSCI Japan (EWJ)

iShares MSCI Japan Small Cap (SCJ)

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 Thailand Investable Market (THD)

iShares MSCI Turkey Investable Market (TUR)

iShares MSCI United Kingdom (EWU)

iShares S&P/TOPIX 150 (ITF)

 

iShares Bond Funds

iShares Lehman Aggregate (AGG)

iShares Lehman Short Treasury (SHV)

iShares Lehman 1-3 Year Treasury (SHY)

iShares Lehman 3-7 Year Treasury (IEI)

iShares Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury (IEF)

iShares Lehman 10-20 Year Treasury (TLH)

iShares Lehman 20+ Year Treasury (TLT)

iShares Lehman TIPS (TIP)

iShares Lehman Credit (CFT)

iShares Lehman 1-3 Year Credit (CSJ)

iShares Lehman Intermediate Credit (CIU)

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate (LQD)

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate (HYG)

iShares Lehman Government/Credit (GBF)

iShares Lehman Intermediate Government/Credit (GVI)

iShares Lehman MBS (MBB)

iShares S&P National Municipal (MUB)

iShares S&P California Municipal (CMF)

iShares S&P New York Municipal (NYF)

iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets (EMB)

iShares Specialty Index Funds

iShares KLD 400 Social (DSI)

iShares KLD Select SocialSM (KLD)

iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend (DVY)

iShares Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend (IDV)

iShares S&P U.S. Preferred Stock (PFF)

iShares International Index Funds

iShares FTSE Developed Small Cap ex-North America (IFSM)

iShares FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global Real Estate ex-U.S. (IFGL)

iShares FTSE EPRA/NAREIT North America (IFNA)

iShares FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Europe (IFEU)

iShares FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Asia (IFAS)

iShares MSCI ACWI (ACWI)

iShares MSCI ACWI ex US (ACWX)

iShares MSCI BRIC (BKF)

iShares MSCI EAFE (EFA)

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth (EFG)

iShares MSCI EAFE Value (EFV)

iShares MSCI EAFE Small Cap (SCZ)

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets (EEM)

iShares MSCI EMU (EZU)

iShares MSCI Kokusai (TOK)

iShares MSCI Pacific ex-Japan (EPP)

iShares S&P Asia 50 (AIA)

iShares S&P Europe 350 (IEV)

iShares S&P Latin America 40 (ILF)

iShares S&P World ex-U.S. Property (WPS)


 

iSHARES FAMILY OF FUNDS

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The iShares® Family of Funds (Continued)

 

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 Lehman Brothers, nor are they sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold or promoted by Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc., Dow Jones & Company, Inc., European Public Real Estate Association (“EPRA®”), FTSE International Limited (“FTSE”), FTSE/Xinhua Index Limited (“FXI”), iBoxx®, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., KLD Research & Analytics, Inc., MSCI Inc., Morningstar Inc., The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc., National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”), 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. FXI does not make any warranty regarding the FTSE/Xinhua Index. All rights in the FTSE/Xinhua Index vest in FXI. Neither FTSE nor NAREIT makes any warranty regarding the FTSE NAREIT Real Estate 50 Index, FTSE NAREIT Residential Index, FTSE NAREIT Retail Index, FTSE NAREIT Mortgage REITs Index or FTSE NAREIT Industrial/Office Index; all rights vest in NAREIT. Neither FTSE nor NAREIT makes any warranty regarding the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global Real Estate ex-US/North America/Europe/Asia Index; all rights vest in FTSE, NAREIT, and EPRA. All rights in the FTSE Developed Small Cap ex-North America Index vest in FTSE. “FTSE” is a trade- and servicemark of London Stock Exchange and The Financial Times Limited; “Xinhua” is a trade- and service mark of Xinhua Financial Network Limited. “NAREIT” is a trademark of NAREIT; “EPRA®” is a trademark of EPRA.

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 2008 Semi-Annual Report.

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable to this semi-annual filing.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable to this semi-annual filing.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable to this semi-annual filing.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable to this semi-annual filing.

 

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 Directors.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(a) The President (the Registrant’s Principal Executive Officer) and Chief Financial Officer (the Registrant’s 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) Not applicable to this semi-annual filing.

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

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

(b) Section 906 Certifications are attached.


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SIGNATURES

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, Inc.
By:  

/s/ Michael A. Latham

  Michael A. Latham, President (Principal Executive Officer)
  Date: April 17, 2008

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/ Michael A. Latham

  Michael A. Latham, President (Principal Executive Officer)
  Date: April 17, 2008
By:  

/s/ Geoffrey D. Flynn

  Geoffrey D. Flynn, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
  Date: April 17, 2008