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iShares MSCI South Africa Index Fund
Annual Fund Operating Expenses -
Management Fees
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees
Other Expenses
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
iShares MSCI South Africa Index Fund
0.59% none none 0.59%
Example.
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of owning shares of the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then sell all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
Expense Example - (USD $)
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
iShares MSCI South Africa Index Fund
60 189 329 738
Portfolio Turnover.
The Fund may pay transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 4% of the average value of its portfolio.
Bar Chart
[1] The Fund's total return for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was -20.25%.
Average Annual Total Returns -
One Year
Five Years
Since Fund Inception
Inception Date
iShares MSCI South Africa Index Fund
33.33% 12.29% 21.93% Feb. 03, 2003
iShares MSCI South Africa Index Fund Return After Taxes on Distributions
[1] 32.73% 11.72% 21.41%  
iShares MSCI South Africa Index Fund Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
[1] 22.19% 10.58% 19.78%  
iShares MSCI South Africa Index Fund MSCI South Africa Index (Index returns do not reflect deductions for fees, expenses, or taxes)
34.21% 13.37% 23.28%  
[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.