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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund
Annual Fund Operating Expenses -
Management Fees
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees
Foreign Taxes
Other Expenses
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Fee Waiver
Total Annual Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund
0.68% none 0.01% none none 0.69% none 0.69%
Expense Example - (USD $)
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund
70 221 384 859
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[1] The Fund's total return for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was 8.08%.
Average Annual Total Returns -
One Year
Five Year
Since Fund Inception
Inception Date
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund
71.80% 15.11% 23.19% Apr. 07, 2003
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund Return After Taxes on Distributions
[1] 71.66% 15.02% 23.10%  
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
[1] 47.37% 13.45% 21.13%  
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Index returns do not reflect deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)
78.51% 15.51% 23.10%  
[1] After-tax returns in the table above are calculated using the historical highest individual U.S. federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state or local taxes.Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and after-tax returns shown are not relevant to tax-exempt investors or investors who hold shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts ("IRAs"). Fund returns after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares are calculated assuming that an investor has sufficient capital gains of the same character from other investments to offset any capital losses from the sale of Fund shares. As a result, Fund returns after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may exceed Fund returns before taxes and/or returns after taxes on distributions.