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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)

The Corporation Trust Incorporated

351 West Camden Street, Baltimore, MD 21201

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (415) 670-2000

Date of fiscal year end: April 30, 2014

Date of reporting period: October 31, 2013


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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.


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OCTOBER 31, 2013

 

2013 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT (UNAUDITED)

    LOGO

 

iShares, Inc.

 

Ø    

iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF  |  DVYA  |  NYSE Arca

Ø    

iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF  |  DVYE  |  NYSE Arca


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Fund Performance Overviews

     5   

About Fund Performance

     7   

Shareholder Expenses

     7   

Schedules of Investments

     8   

iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF

     8   

iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF

     9   

Financial Statements

     12   

Financial Highlights

     15   

Notes to Financial Statements

     17   

Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

     24   

Supplemental Information

     28   


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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® ASIA/PACIFIC DIVIDEND ETF

Performance as of October 31, 2013

 

The iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF (the “Fund”), formerly the iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend 30 Index Fund, seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of relatively high dividend paying equities in Asia/Pacific developed markets, as represented by the Dow Jones Asia/Pacific Select Dividend 30 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 reporting period ended October 31, 2013, the total return for the Fund was -4.98%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -4.92%.

 

     Average Annual Total Returns          Cumulative Total Returns  
    NAV     MARKET     INDEX         NAV     MARKET     INDEX  

1 Year

    10.87%        11.08%        11.14%          10.87%        11.08%        11.14%   

Since Inception

    11.75%        11.74%        12.25%            20.62%        20.60%        21.48%   

The inception date of the Fund was 2/23/12. The first day of secondary market trading was 2/24/12.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 7 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(5/1/13)
      

Ending
Account Value

(10/31/13)

       Expenses Paid
During  Period 
a
      

Beginning
Account Value

(5/1/13)

      

Ending
Account Value

(10/31/13)

       Expenses Paid
During  Period 
a
      

Annualized

Expense Ratio

 
$ 1,000.00         $ 950.20         $ 2.41         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,022.70         $ 2.50           0.49%   

 

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 (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 7 for more information.  

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 10/31/13

 

Sector   

Percentage of

Total Investments*

Financials

     25.23

Telecommunication Services

     23.13   

Industrials

     17.63   

Consumer Discretionary

     9.58   

Health Care

     5.29   

Information Technology

     4.46   

Consumer Staples

     4.38   

Utilities

     4.35   

Materials

     3.23   

Energy

     2.72   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

 

  * Excludes money market funds.

COUNTRY ALLOCATION

As of 10/31/13

 

Country   

Percentage of

Total Investments*

Australia

     45.31

Singapore

     19.14   

Japan

     12.98   

Hong Kong

     12.86   

New Zealand

     9.71   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 
 

 

FUND PERFORMANCE OVERVIEWS

     5   


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Fund Performance Overview

iSHARES® EMERGING MARKETS DIVIDEND ETF

Performance as of October 31, 2013

 

The iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF (the “Fund”), formerly the iShares Emerging Markets Dividend Index Fund, seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of relatively high dividend paying equities in emerging markets, as represented by the Dow Jones Emerging Markets Select Dividend 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 reporting period ended October 31, 2013, the total return for the Fund was 0.26%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -0.07%.

 

     Average Annual Total Returns          Cumulative Total Returns  
    NAV     MARKET     INDEX         NAV     MARKET     INDEX  

1 Year

    4.63%        3.13%        4.29%          4.63%        3.13%        4.29%   

Since Inception

    1.75%        1.20%        1.51%            2.98%        2.04%        2.56%   

The inception date of the Fund was 2/23/12. The first day of secondary market trading was 2/24/12.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 7 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(5/1/13)
      

Ending
Account Value

(10/31/13)

       Expenses Paid
During  Period 
a
      

Beginning
Account Value

(5/1/13)

      

Ending
Account Value

(10/31/13)

       Expenses Paid
During  Period 
a
      

Annualized

Expense Ratio

 
$ 1,000.00         $ 1,002.60         $ 2.47         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,022.70         $ 2.50           0.49%   

 

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 (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 7 for more information.  

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 10/31/13

 

Sector   

Percentage of

Total Investments*

Financials

     18.48

Materials

     17.18   

Telecommunication Services

     14.94   

Utilities

     14.62   

Consumer Discretionary

     10.47   

Information Technology

     9.04   

Industrials

     7.40   

Energy

     4.68   

Consumer Staples

     3.19   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

 

  * Excludes money market funds.

TEN LARGEST COUNTRY ALLOCATIONS

As of 10/31/13

 

Country   

Percentage of

Total Investments*

Taiwan

     28.11

Brazil

     15.40   

China

     8.92   

South Africa

     8.03   

Turkey

     7.24   

Malaysia

     6.94   

Thailand

     6.48   

Czech Republic

     3.60   

Poland

     3.22   

South Korea

     3.02   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     90.96
  

 

 

 
 

 

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About Fund Performance

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.iShares.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are redeemed or sold in the market. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment management fees. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower.

Net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of a fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. 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 primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. 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.

Shareholder Expenses

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 expense example, which is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on May 1, 2013 and held through October 31, 2013, 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.

Actual Expenses — The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. To estimate the expenses that you paid on your account 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 for your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period.”

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes — The table also 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. 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 hypothetical examples are 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.

 

ABOUT FUND PERFORMANCE / SHAREHOLDER EXPENSES

     7   


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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

iSHARES® ASIA/PACIFIC DIVIDEND ETF

October 31, 2013

 

Security   Shares     Value  
   

COMMON STOCKS — 99.62%

  

 

AUSTRALIA — 45.14%

  

 

Amcor Ltd.

    142,896      $ 1,466,819   

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

    56,832        1,821,169   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    21,584        1,554,997   

David Jones Ltd.

    680,560        1,752,921   

Metcash Ltd.

    626,624        1,987,828   

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    72,176        2,413,335   

SP AusNet

    1,668,448        1,974,921   

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    94,272        1,194,444   

Sydney Airport

    409,936        1,626,511   

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    360,848        1,770,032   

UGL Ltd.

    146,592        1,023,069   

Westpac Banking Corp.

    60,720        1,971,634   
   

 

 

 
      20,557,680   

HONG KONG — 12.81%

  

 

Giordano International Ltd.

    1,440,000        1,350,282   

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    72,000        1,197,980   

PCCW Ltd.

    2,800,000        1,264,019   

VTech Holdings Ltd.

    140,800        2,021,274   
   

 

 

 
      5,833,555   

JAPAN — 12.93%

  

 

Asahi Glass Co. Ltd.

    134,000        826,317   

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    26,000        1,020,283   

NTT DOCOMO Inc.

    89,600        1,424,687   

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    18,300        1,380,287   

TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K.

    133,000        1,236,327   
   

 

 

 
      5,887,901   

NEW ZEALAND — 9.67%

  

 

SKYCITY Entertainment Group Ltd.

    385,504        1,241,303   

Telecom Corp. of New Zealand Ltd.

    1,627,104        3,165,063   
   

 

 

 
      4,406,366   

SINGAPORE — 19.07%

  

 

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

    120,000        1,049,704   

Keppel Land Ltd.

    432,000        1,292,151   

SATS Ltd.

    400,000        1,096,465   

Singapore Post Ltd.

    1,472,000        1,554,658   

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    432,000        1,316,532   

SMRT Corp. Ltd.a

    784,000        821,703   

StarHub Ltd.

    432,582        1,551,973   
   

 

 

 
      8,683,186   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost: $43,515,923)

      45,368,688   
Security   Shares     Value  
   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.57%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.57%

  

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

   

0.14%b,c,d

    243,376      $ 243,376   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime,
SL Agency Shares

   

0.12%b,c,d

    14,144        14,144   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

0.00%b,c

    2,306        2,306   
   

 

 

 
      259,826   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost: $259,826)

   

    259,826   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 100.19%

   

(Cost: $43,775,749)

      45,628,514   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.19)%

  

    (86,251
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

    $ 45,542,263   
   

 

 

 

 

a  All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 5.
b  Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.
c  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
d  All or a portion of 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® EMERGING MARKETS DIVIDEND ETF

October 31, 2013

 

Security   Shares     Value  
   

COMMON STOCKS — 90.16%

  

 

BRAZIL — 5.91%

  

 

Banco do Brasil SA

    224,400      $ 3,002,631   

CCR SA

    115,600        968,641   

CPFL Energia SA

    197,200        1,697,622   

Light SA

    231,200        2,052,708   

Souza Cruz SA

    61,200        666,956   

Tractebel Energia SA

    122,600        2,100,911   
   

 

 

 
      10,489,469   

CHILE — 2.25%

  

 

CAP SA

    23,102        481,262   

CorpBanca SA

    189,872,592        2,131,987   

Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones SA

    89,624        1,380,367   
   

 

 

 
      3,993,616   

CHINA — 8.88%

  

 

Anta Sports Products Ltd.a

    3,400,000        4,876,532   

Dongyue Group Ltd.a

    5,100,000        2,407,569   

Guangzhou R&F Properties Co. Ltd. Class H

    924,800        1,622,236   

PetroChina Co. Ltd. Class H

    816,000        934,610   

Shenzhen Investment Ltd.

    4,080,000        1,631,358   

Shougang Fushan Resources Group Ltd.a

    5,304,000        1,785,548   

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd. Class H

    2,720,000        2,504,924   
   

 

 

 
      15,762,777   

CZECH REPUBLIC — 3.59%

  

 

CEZ AS

    69,088        1,993,098   

Komercni Banka AS

    6,256        1,556,659   

Telefonica O2 Czech Republic AS

    172,380        2,818,301   
   

 

 

 
      6,368,058   

EGYPT — 0.47%

  

 

Commercial International Bank (Egypt) SAE SP GDR

    142,800        825,384   
   

 

 

 
      825,384   

INDIA — 0.33%

  

 

Reliance Industries Ltd. SP GDRa,b

    19,448        580,912   
   

 

 

 
      580,912   

INDONESIA — 2.90%

  

 

PT AKR Corporindo Tbk

    1,258,000        541,255   
Security   Shares     Value  
   

PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk

    17,850,000      $ 2,533,599   

PT Indo Tambangraya Megah Tbk

    782,000        2,074,234   
   

 

 

 
      5,149,088   

MALAYSIA — 6.91%

  

 

Berjaya Sports Toto Bhd

    1,285,288        1,657,753   

British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Bhd

    74,800        1,505,221   

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd

    170,000        1,244,474   

Malayan Banking Bhd

    802,400        2,481,793   

PPB Group Bhd

    156,400        728,583   

Public Bank Bhd

    210,800        1,222,494   

Sime Darby Bhd

    428,400        1,293,800   

Telekom Malaysia Bhd

    727,600        1,208,228   

YTL Power International Bhd

    1,543,600        929,423   
   

 

 

 
      12,271,769   

PHILIPPINES — 1.48%

  

 

Globe Telecom Inc.

    65,280        2,628,725   
   

 

 

 
      2,628,725   

POLAND — 3.21%

  

 

KGHM Polska Miedz SA

    83,436        3,377,520   

Telekomunikacja Polska SA

    713,864        2,315,511   
   

 

 

 
      5,693,031   

RUSSIA — 1.58%

  

 

Mobile Telesystems OJSC

    264,520        2,802,542   
   

 

 

 
      2,802,542   

SOUTH AFRICA — 7.99%

  

 

African Bank Investments Ltd.a

    572,832        973,279   

Barloworld Ltd.

    69,292        623,285   

Exxaro Resources Ltd.

    96,084        1,478,880   

Foschini Group Ltd. (The)

    34,816        402,287   

Grindrod Ltd.

    346,800        837,062   

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.

    22,440        273,618   

Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.

    39,372        1,653,620   

Lewis Group Ltd.

    310,896        2,179,115   

Nampak Ltd.

    325,992        1,081,698   

PPC Ltd.

    403,580        1,280,662   

RMB Holdings Ltd.

    214,268        1,077,818   

Tiger Brands Ltd.

    23,052        677,771   

Truworths International Ltd.

    87,244        837,082   

Woolworths Holdings Ltd.

    106,896        806,621   
   

 

 

 
      14,182,798   
 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

iSHARES® EMERGING MARKETS DIVIDEND ETF

October 31, 2013

 

Security   Shares     Value  
   

SOUTH KOREA — 3.01%

  

 

Daishin Securities Co. Ltd.

    260,620      $ 2,174,393   

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.

    42,840        1,225,731   

Korea Gas Corp.

    5,644        339,997   

KT Corp.

    12,240        404,442   

KT Corp. SP ADR

    72,352        1,199,596   
   

 

 

 
      5,344,159   

TAIWAN — 27.99%

  

 

Ability Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    1,768,000        1,332,943   

AmTRAN Technology Co. Ltd.

    2,244,000        1,435,940   

China Bills Finance Corp.

    10,268,000        4,054,147   

China Steel Corp.

    1,098,538        955,348   

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

    544,000        1,751,643   

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

    408,000        937,388   

Farglory Land Development Co. Ltd.

    1,360,000        2,495,073   

Feng Hsin Iron & Steel Co. Ltd.

    952,000        1,736,830   

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.

    628,740        1,816,914   

Formosa Plastics Corp.

    563,840        1,531,491   

Formosan Rubber Group Inc.

    2,856,000        2,707,316   

Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd.

    2,584,000        2,884,842   

Highwealth Construction Corp.

    952,000        2,054,385   

HTC Corp.

    408,000        2,006,705   

Huaku Development Co. Ltd.

    952,000        2,666,812   

Inventec Corp.

    1,768,475        1,583,107   

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    1,093,518        1,913,131   

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

    618,120        1,409,624   

Novatek Microelectronics Corp. Ltd.

    272,000        1,078,575   

Oriental Union Chemical Corp.

    1,156,000        1,231,566   

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

    340,000        1,163,056   

TSRC Corp.

    1,020,500        1,886,116   

U-Ming Marine Transport Corp.

    1,088,000        1,790,527   

UPC Technology Corp.

    1,524,980        737,069   

Wistron NeWeb Corp.

    1,260,664        3,033,712   

WPG Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,856,000        3,480,141   
   

 

 

 
      49,674,401   

THAILAND — 6.45%

  

 

Advanced Information Service PCL NVDR

    217,600        1,782,747   

Airports of Thailand PCL NVDR

    210,800        1,435,811   

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL NVDR

    1,054,000        822,882   
Security   Shares     Value  
   

Land and Houses PCL NVDRa

    3,313,400      $ 1,171,001   

PTT Global Chemical PCL NVDR

    210,800        531,656   

Shin Corp. PCL NVDRa

    1,353,200        3,662,879   

Siam Cement PCL NVDR (The)a

    68,000        935,068   

Thai Oil PCL NVDR

    544,000        1,101,108   
   

 

 

 
      11,443,152   

TURKEY — 7.21%

  

 

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS

    243,848        3,439,392   

Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS

    62,220        296,070   

Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi AS

    230,044        1,529,970   

Turk Telekomunikasyon AS

    677,144        2,345,235   

Turk Traktor ve Ziraat Makineleri AS

    93,100        3,084,251   

Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS

    92,276        2,098,182   
   

 

 

 
      12,793,100   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

   

(Cost: $157,616,241)

      160,002,981   

PREFERRED STOCKS — 9.43%

  

 

BRAZIL — 9.43%

   

AES Tiete SA

    380,800        3,750,880   

Companhia de Transmissao de Energia Eletrica Paulista

    163,200        2,363,568   

Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais

    174,687        1,565,886   

Eletropaulo Metropolitana Eletricidade de Sao Paulo SA

    2,012,800        9,053,006   
   

 

 

 
      16,733,340   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

   

(Cost: $19,782,247)

      16,733,340   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 6.36%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 6.36%

  

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.14%c,d,e

    10,558,834        10,558,834   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime,
SL Agency Shares

   

0.12%c,d,e

    613,647        613,647   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

0.00%c,d

    110,347        110,347   
   

 

 

 
      11,282,828   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

 

(Cost: $11,282,828)

      11,282,828   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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iSHARES® EMERGING MARKETS DIVIDEND ETF

October 31, 2013

 

          Value  
   

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 105.95%

   

(Cost: $188,681,316)

    $ 188,019,149   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (5.95)%

    (10,556,122
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

    $ 177,463,027   
   

 

 

 

NVDR — Non-Voting Depositary Receipts

SP ADR — Sponsored American Depositary Receipts

SP GDR — Sponsored Global Depositary Receipts

 

a  All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 5.
b  This security may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.
c  Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.
d  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
e  All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 5.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

iSHARES®, INC.

October 31, 2013

 

      iShares
Asia/Pacific
Dividend ETF
    iShares
Emerging Markets
Dividend ETF
 

ASSETS

    

Investments, at cost:

    

Unaffiliated

   $ 43,515,923      $ 177,398,488   

Affiliated (Note 2)

     259,826        11,282,828   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of investments

   $ 43,775,749      $ 188,681,316   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in securities, at fair value (including securities on loana) (Note 1):

    

Unaffiliated

   $ 45,368,688      $ 176,736,321   

Affiliated (Note 2)

     259,826        11,282,828   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fair value of investments

     45,628,514        188,019,149   

Foreign currency, at valueb

     56,081        345,703   

Receivables:

    

Dividends and interest

     107,838        572,112   

Capital shares sold

     24,823          
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

     45,817,256        188,936,964   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

    

Payables:

    

Investment securities purchased

            228,444   

Collateral for securities on loan (Note 5)

     257,520        11,172,481   

Foreign taxes (Note 1)

            21   

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     17,473        72,991   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     274,993        11,473,937   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 45,542,263      $ 177,463,027   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

    

Paid-in capital

   $ 44,314,596      $ 181,398,772   

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

     (17,104     7,111   

Accumulated net realized loss

     (608,658     (3,280,864

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     1,853,429        (661,992
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 45,542,263      $ 177,463,027   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstandingc

     800,000        3,400,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 56.93      $ 52.20   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a  Securities on loan with values of $243,560 and $10,414,164, respectively. See Note 5.
b  Cost of foreign currency: $56,271 and $345,839, respectively.
c  $0.001 par value, number of shares authorized: 500 million and 500 million, respectively.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

iSHARES®, INC.

Six months ended October 31, 2013

 

      iShares
Asia/Pacific
Dividend ETF
    iShares
Emerging Markets
Dividend ETF
 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

    

Dividends — unaffiliateda

   $ 1,164,410      $ 4,790,115   

Interest — affiliated (Note 2)

            1   

Securities lending income — affiliated (Note 2)

     8,066        52,907   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     1,172,476        4,843,023   

Less: Other foreign taxes (Note 1)

            (8,256
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     1,172,476        4,834,767   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

    

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     102,186        542,246   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     102,186        542,246   

Less investment advisory fees waived (Note 2)

            (151,510
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     102,186        390,736   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     1,070,290        4,444,031   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

    

Net realized gain (loss) from:

    

Investments — unaffiliated

     (195,835     (1,944,006

Foreign currency transactions

     (14,139     (31,261
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized loss

     (209,974     (1,975,267
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

    

Investments

     (3,226,877     (419,196

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     1,271        (2,689
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (3,225,606     (421,885
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

     (3,435,580     (2,397,152
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (2,365,290   $ 2,046,879   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a  Net of foreign withholding tax of $36,328 and $748,942, respectively.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

iSHARES®, INC.

 

     iShares
Asia/Pacific
Dividend ETF
    iShares
Emerging Markets
Dividend ETF
 
      Six months
ended
October 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
   

Year ended

April 30, 2013

    Six months
ended
October 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
   

Year ended

April 30, 2013

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

        

OPERATIONS:

        

Net investment income

   $ 1,070,290      $ 1,168,768      $ 4,444,031      $ 2,138,841   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (209,974     538,315        (1,975,267     (402,752

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (3,225,606     4,873,217        (421,885     285,662   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (2,365,290     6,580,300        2,046,879        2,021,751   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

        

From net investment income

     (1,213,616     (1,041,458     (5,138,218     (1,597,355
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (1,213,616     (1,041,458     (5,138,218     (1,597,355
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     5,892,196        32,603,051        48,748,722        118,206,938   

Cost of shares redeemed

            (8,098,723            (2,795,867
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

     5,892,196        24,504,328        48,748,722        115,411,071   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

     2,313,290        30,043,170        45,657,383        115,835,467   

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of period

     43,228,973        13,185,803        131,805,644        15,970,177   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 45,542,263      $ 43,228,973      $ 177,463,027      $ 131,805,644   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

   $ (17,104   $ 126,222      $ 7,111      $ 701,298   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

        

Shares sold

     100,000        600,000        950,000        2,200,000   

Shares redeemed

            (150,000            (50,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

     100,000        450,000        950,000        2,150,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

iSHARES®, INC.

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF

      Six months
ended
Oct. 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
   

Year ended

Apr. 30, 2013

   

Period from
Feb. 23, 2012a

to

Apr. 30, 2012

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 61.76      $ 52.74      $ 51.62   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

      

Net investment incomeb

     1.43        2.71        0.55   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)c

     (4.64     8.86        1.14   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (3.21     11.57        1.69   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

      

Net investment income

     (1.62     (2.55     (0.54

Net realized gain

                   (0.01

Return of capital

                   (0.02
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (1.62     (2.55     (0.57
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 56.93      $ 61.76      $ 52.74   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     (4.98 )%d      22.87     3.32 %d 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

      

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 45,542      $ 43,229      $ 13,186   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetse

     0.49     0.49     0.49

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse

     5.13     4.99     5.76

Portfolio turnover ratef

     3     32     1

 

a  Commencement of operations.
b  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
c  The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund's underlying securities.
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 Emerging Markets Dividend ETF

      Six months
ended
Oct. 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
   

Year ended

Apr. 30, 2013

   

Period from
Feb. 23, 2012a

to

Apr. 30, 2012

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 53.80      $ 53.23      $ 54.61   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

      

Net investment incomeb

     1.41        2.02        0.74   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)c

     (1.43     0.56        (1.98
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (0.02     2.58        (1.24
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

      

Net investment income

     (1.58     (2.01     (0.14
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (1.58     (2.01     (0.14
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 52.20      $ 53.80      $ 53.23   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     0.26 %d      5.09     (2.27 )%d 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

      

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 177,463      $ 131,806      $ 15,970   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetse

     0.49     0.49     0.49

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to waived feese

     0.68     0.68     0.68

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse

     5.57     3.80     7.51

Portfolio turnover ratef

     3     41     2

 

a  Commencement of operations.
b  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
c  The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund's underlying securities.
d  Not annualized.
e  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
f  Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered in Creation Units but include 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 cash transactions, the portfolio turnover rates for the six months ended October 31, 2013 and the year ended April 30, 2013 were 3% and 41%. See Note 4.

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 following funds (each, a "Fund," and collectively, the "Funds"):

 

iShares ETF      Former Name a    Diversification
Classification
 

Asia/Pacific Dividend

     iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend 30 Index Fund      Non-diversified   

Emerging Markets Dividend

     iShares Emerging Markets Dividend Index Fund      Non-diversified   

 

  a    The Funds changed their names effective July 1, 2013.

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 its underlying index. The investment adviser uses a "passive" or index approach to try to achieve each Fund's investment objective.

Non-diversified funds generally hold securities of fewer issuers than diversified funds and may be more susceptible to the risks associated with these particular issuers, or to a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence affecting these issuers.

Each Fund invests in securities of non-U.S. issuers that trade in non-U.S. markets. This involves 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 Funds; 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. These risks are heightened for investments in emerging market and frontier market countries.

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 Funds in the preparation of their financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). 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

Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date should the reporting period end on a day that the Fund’s listing exchange is not open. U.S. GAAP

 

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iSHARES®, INC.

 

defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) provides oversight of the valuation of investments for the Funds. The investments of each Fund are valued pursuant to policies and procedures developed by the Global Valuation Committee and approved by the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board").

 

   

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s last reported trade price or the official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last traded price.

 

   

Open-end U.S. mutual funds are valued at that day’s published net asset value (NAV).

In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the fair value of such investment or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued based upon other available factors deemed relevant by the Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with policies approved by the Board. These factors include but are not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment; (ii) the principal market for the investment; (iii) the customary participants in the principal market for the investment; (iv) data assumptions by market participants for the investment, if reasonably available; (v) quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; and (vi) other factors, such as future cash flows, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and/or default rates. Valuations based on such factors are reported to the Board on a quarterly basis.

The Global Valuation Committee employs various methods for calibrating valuation approaches for investments where an active market does not exist, including regular due diligence of the Company's pricing vendors, a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing or stale prices, reviews of large movements in market values, and reviews of market related activity.

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 underlying index, which in turn could result in a difference between the Fund’s performance and the performance of the Fund’s underlying index.

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. Inputs may be based on independent market data (“observable inputs”) or they may be internally developed (“unobservable inputs”). These inputs are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes. The level of a value determined for a financial instrument within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The categorization of a value determined for a financial instrument within the hierarchy is based upon the pricing transparency of the instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in the instrument. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

   

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

   

Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not considered to be active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as exchange rates, financing terms, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs; and

 

   

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, including the Global Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments.

 

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iSHARES®, INC.

 

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Company's policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period.

As of October 31, 2013, the value of each of the Funds' investments was classified as Level 1. The breakdown of each Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in its respective schedule of investments.

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. Any taxes withheld that are reclaimable from foreign tax authorities as of October 31, 2013 are reflected in dividends receivable. Non-cash dividends received in the form of stock in an elective dividend, if any, are recorded as dividend income at fair value. Distributions received by the Funds may include a return of capital that is estimated by management. Such amounts are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investments or reclassified to capital gains. 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. 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, stock dividends, capital gains on investments, or certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which the Funds invest. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Funds and are reflected in their statements of operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on stock dividends are presented as “other foreign taxes,” and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign taxes on foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable as of October 31, 2013, if any, are disclosed in the Funds' statements of assets and liabilities.

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

Dividends and distributions paid by each Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. 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.

 

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FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Company's other funds 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 is required.

 

2. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Company, BlackRock Fund Advisors ("BFA") manages the investment of each Fund’s assets. BFA is a California corporation indirectly owned by BlackRock, Inc. ("BlackRock"). Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, BFA is responsible for substantially all expenses of the Funds, except interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, distribution fees, litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses.

For its investment advisory services to each Fund, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee based on the average daily net assets of each Fund as follows:

 

iShares ETF   

Investment

Advisory Fee

 

Asia/Pacific Dividend

     0.49

Emerging Markets Dividend

     0.68   

BFA has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fees for the iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF through December 31, 2014 in an amount equal to the investment advisory fees payable on the amount of the Fund’s investment in other iShares funds. The Fund did not hold any iShares funds during the six months ended October 31, 2013. In addition, BFA has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investments advisory fee for the Fund through December 31, 2014 in an amount equal to 0.19%. After giving effect to the fee waiver, BFA received an investment advisory fee of 0.49% of the average daily net assets of the Fund.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued an exemptive order which permits BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BTC”), an affiliate of BFA, to serve as securities lending agent for the Funds, subject to applicable conditions. Securities lending income is equal to the total of income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral, and any fees or other payments to and from borrowers of securities. The Funds retain a portion of securities lending income and remit a remaining portion to BTC as compensation for its services as securities lending agent. The Funds benefit from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock. As securities lending agent, BTC bears all operational costs directly related to securities lending as well as the cost of borrower default indemnification. BTC is also responsible for fees and expenses incurred by each Fund as a result of the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan in a money market fund managed by BFA or an affiliate.

For the six months ended October 31, 2013, each Fund retained 65% of securities lending income and paid a fee to BTC equal to 35% of such income in the amounts as follows:

 

iShares ETF    Securities Lending
Agent Fees
 

Asia/Pacific Dividend

   $ 4,344   

Emerging Markets Dividend

     28,488   

 

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BlackRock Investments, LLC, an affiliate of BFA, is the distributor for each Fund. Pursuant to the distribution agreement, BFA is responsible for any fees or expenses for distribution services provided to the Funds.

Each Fund may invest its positive cash balances in certain money market funds managed by BFA or an affiliate. The income earned on these temporary cash investments is included in "Interest – affiliated" in the statements of operations.

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is the largest stockholder of BlackRock and is considered to be an affiliate of the Funds for 1940 Act purposes.

The iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF, in order to improve its portfolio liquidity and its ability to track its underlying index, may invest in shares of other iShares funds that invest in securities in the Fund’s underlying index.

Certain directors and officers of the Company are also officers of BTC and/or BFA.

 

3. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) for the six months ended October 31, 2013 were as follows:

 

iShares ETF    Purchases      Sales  

Asia/Pacific Dividend

   $ 1,112,468       $ 1,142,331   

Emerging Markets Dividend

     30,740,986         4,719,439   

In-kind transactions (see Note 4) for the six months ended October 31, 2013 were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   

In-kind

Purchases

    

In-kind

Sales

 

Asia/Pacific Dividend

   $ 5,832,460       $             —   

Emerging Markets Dividend

     21,988,320           

 

4. CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Capital shares are issued and redeemed by each Fund only in aggregations of a specified number of shares or multiples thereof (“Creation Units”) 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 in the Company generally consists of the in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of securities and a specified amount of cash. Certain funds in the Company may be offered in Creation Units solely or partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Investors purchasing and redeeming Creation Units may pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee directly to State Street Bank and Trust Company, the Company's 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 may also pay an additional variable charge to compensate the relevant fund for certain transaction costs (i.e., stamp taxes, taxes on currency or other financial transactions, and brokerage costs) and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities.

 

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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 current 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 value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Funds and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Funds on the next business day. Any securities lending cash collateral may be reinvested in certain short-term instruments either directly on behalf of a fund or through one or more joint accounts or money market funds, including those managed by BFA or its affiliates.

As of October 31, 2013, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash. The cash collateral received was invested in money market funds managed by BFA. The value of any securities on loan as of October 31, 2013 and the value of the related collateral are disclosed in the statements of assets and liabilities. Securities lending income, as disclosed in the statements of operations, represents the income earned from the investment of the cash collateral, net of fees and other payments to and from borrowers, and less the fees paid to BTC as securities lending agent.

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, the Funds benefit from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock. BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of securities lent. Each Fund could suffer a loss if the value of the investments purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the cash collateral received.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (“MSLA”) which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party. In the event that a borrower defaults, a Fund, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. The value of the collateral is typically greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, leaving the lender with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, a Fund can resell or re-pledge the collateral and the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities.

As of October 31, 2013, the following Funds had securities on loan with a market value as disclosed in the Funds’ statements of assets and liabilities:

 

iShares ETF    Market Value of
Securities on Loan
 

Asia/Pacific Dividend

   $ 243,560   

Emerging Markets Dividend

     10,414,164   

The value of the related collateral disclosed in the Funds’ schedules of investments exceeded the market value of the securities on loan at period end.

 

6. INCOME TAX INFORMATION

For purposes of U.S. GAAP, in-kind redemptions are treated as sales of securities resulting in realized capital gains or losses to the Funds. Because such gains or losses are not taxable to the Funds and are not distributed to existing Fund shareholders, the

 

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gains or losses are reclassified from accumulated net realized gain (loss) to paid-in capital at the end of the Funds' tax year. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share.

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

As of April 30, 2013, the Funds' fiscal year-end, the Funds had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains through the indicated expiration dates as follows:

 

iShares ETF    Non-Expiring  

Asia/Pacific Dividend

   $ 199,671   

Emerging Markets Dividend

     108,712   

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.

As of October 31, 2013, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

iShares ETF    Tax Cost      Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Asia/Pacific Dividend

   $ 43,961,063       $ 3,719,939       $ (2,052,488   $ 1,667,451   

Emerging Markets Dividend

     189,927,788         13,166,146         (15,074,785     (1,908,639

Management has reviewed the tax positions as of October 31, 2013, inclusive of the open tax return years, and has determined that no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements.

 

7. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory

Contract

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Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), including a majority of Directors who are not “interested persons” of the Company (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Directors”), is required annually to consider and approve the Investment Advisory Contract between the Company and BFA (the “Advisory Contract”) on behalf of the Funds. The Independent Directors requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Directors, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Contract. A committee of Independent Directors (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management on March 7, 2013, April 23, 2013, and May 3, 2013, to discuss the types of information the Independent Directors required and the manner in which management would organize and present such information. At a meeting held on May 16, 2013, management presented preliminary information to the Board relating to the continuance of the Advisory Contract, and the Board, including the Independent Directors, reviewed and discussed such information at length. The Independent Directors requested from management certain additional information, and the 15(c) Committee met with management on June 5, 2013, to discuss the additional requests. At a meeting held on June 10-11, 2013, the Board, including the Independent Directors, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests. The Board, including a majority of the Independent Directors, approved the continuance of the Advisory Contract for the Funds, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA, including the supplemental information management provided at the request of the Independent Directors. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Independent Directors were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process. In approving the Advisory Contract for the Funds, the Board, including the Independent Directors, considered the following factors, no one of which was controlling, and reached the following conclusions:

Expenses and Performance of the Funds — The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Lipper Inc. (“Lipper”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including actual advisory fees, waivers/reimbursements, and gross and net total expenses of each Fund in comparison with the same information for other registered investment companies objectively selected by Lipper as comprising such Fund’s applicable peer group pursuant to Lipper’s proprietary methodology, and any registered funds that would otherwise have been excluded from Lipper’s comparison group because of the size, sponsor, inception date, or other differentiating factors included in Lipper’s proprietary selection methodology, but that were nonetheless included at the request of BFA (the “Lipper Group”). Because there are few, if any, exchange traded funds or index funds that track indexes similar to those tracked by the Funds, the Lipper Group included in part mutual funds, closed-end funds, exchange traded funds, and/or funds with differing investment objective classifications, investment focuses and other characteristics (e.g., actively managed funds and funds sponsored by “at cost” service providers), as applicable. In support of its review of the statistical information, the Board was provided with a detailed description of the methodology used by Lipper to determine the applicable Lipper Groups and to prepare this information. The Board also received a detailed explanation from BFA regarding its rationale for including funds that had been excluded from Lipper’s consideration due to Lipper’s methodology parameters, as well as information showing the effect of including these additional funds in the analysis. The Board further noted that due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the various Lipper Groups, the statistical information provided in the Lipper Report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Funds.

The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses for the Funds compared favorably to the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses of the funds in their respective Lipper Group.

In addition, the Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Lipper regarding the performance of each Fund for the one-, three-, five-, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and the “last quarter” period ended December 31, 2012, and a comparison of each Fund’s performance to its performance benchmark index for the same periods. To the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Lipper Group track the same index as any particular Fund, Lipper also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of such Fund’s performance to that of such relevant comparison funds for the same periods. The Board

 

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noted that the Funds generally performed in line with their respective performance benchmark indexes over the relevant periods. In considering this information, the Board noted that the Lipper Group may include funds that are not exchange traded funds or index funds, and that may have different investment objectives and/or benchmarks from the Funds. In addition, the Board noted that each Fund seeks to track its own benchmark index and that, during the prior year, the Board received periodic reports on the Funds’ performance in comparison with their relevant benchmark indexes. Such periodic comparative performance information, including detailed information on certain specific iShares funds requested by the Board, was also considered.

Based on this review, the other factors considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of mutual fund pricing, the Board concluded that the investment advisory fee rate and expense level and the historical performance of each Fund supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Contract for the coming year.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by BFA — Based on management’s representations, including information about recent and proposed enhancements to the iShares business, including with respect to shareholder servicing and support, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Contract for the coming year as compared to the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to supporting the Funds and their shareholders. The Board acknowledged that resources to support the iShares funds and their shareholders have been added or enhanced since BlackRock’s acquisition of BFA in December 2009, including in such areas as investor education, product management, customized portfolio consulting support, and capital markets support. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Funds. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made appropriate officers available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding BFA’s investment and risk management processes and strategies provided at the June 10-11, 2013 meeting and throughout the previous year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance policies and procedures. The Board noted that each Fund had met its investment objective consistently since its respective inception date.

Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by BFA to the Funds under the Advisory Contract supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Contract for the coming year.

Costs of Services Provided to the Funds and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates — The Board reviewed information about the profitability to BlackRock of the Funds based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Contract), and all other sources of revenue and expense to BFA and its affiliates from the Funds’ operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s profitability methodology for the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee had focused on the methodology and proposed presentation during its meetings. The Board discussed the sources of direct and ancillary revenue with management, including the revenues to BTC from securities lending by the Funds. The Board also discussed BFA’s profit margin as reflected in the Funds’ profitability analyses and reviewed information regarding economies of scale (as discussed below). Based on this review, the Board concluded that the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Contract and from other relationships between the Funds and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, were within a reasonable range in light of the factors considered.

Economies of Scale — The Board reviewed information regarding economies of scale or other efficiencies that may result from increases in the Funds’ assets, noting that the issue of economies of scale had been focused on extensively by the

 

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15(c) Committee during its meetings and addressed by management. The Board and the 15(c) Committee reviewed information provided by BFA regarding scale benefits shared with the iShares funds through relatively low fee rates established at inception, breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business and the provision of improved or additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board and the 15(c) Committee received information regarding BlackRock’s historical profitability, including BFA’s and its affiliates’ costs in providing services. The cost information distinguished between fixed and variable costs, and explained how the nature of such costs may impact the existence of scale benefits. The Board noted that the Advisory Contract for the Funds did not provide for any breakpoints in the Funds’ investment advisory fee rates as the assets of the Funds increase. However, the Board noted that should material economies of scale exist in the future, a breakpoint structure for the Funds may be appropriate, and that it would continue to monitor the sharing of economies of scale to determine the appropriateness of adding breakpoints in the future. Based on this review, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, the Board, recognizing its responsibility to consider this issue at least annually, concluded that the investment advisory fee rates incorporate potential economies of scale and supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Contract for the coming year.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates — The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end and closed-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds and institutional separate accounts (together, the “Other Accounts”). The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates do not manage Other Accounts with substantially similar investment objectives and strategies as any of the Funds. The Board further noted that BFA provided the Board with detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) generally differ from the Funds, including in terms of the different, generally more extensive services provided to the Funds, as well as other significant differences in the approach of BFA and its affiliates to the Funds, on one hand, and to the Other Accounts, on the other. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Funds, as publicly traded exchange traded funds, as compared to the Other Accounts that are institutional clients in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board also considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Funds’ advisory fee structure, and the Fund expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement. The Board noted that the investment advisory fee rates under the Advisory Contract for the Funds were generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for the Other Accounts that are institutional clients of BFA (or its affiliates) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates — The Board reviewed the “fallout” benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Funds by BFA, such as payment of revenue to BTC, the Funds’ securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant to BFA’s profitability methodology), and payment of advisory fees and/or administration fees to BFA and BTC (or their affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Funds in other funds for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services and/or administration services. The Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Funds. The Board further noted that any portfolio transactions on behalf of the Funds placed through a BFA affiliate or purchased from an underwriting syndicate in which a BFA affiliate participates, are reported to the Board pursuant to Rule 17e-1 or Rule 10f-3, as applicable, under the 1940 Act. The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Funds’ shareholders and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Contract for the coming year.

 

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Based on the considerations described above, the Board determined that the investment advisory fee rate under each Advisory Contract does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded that it is in the best interest of each Fund and its shareholders to approve the continuance of the Advisory Contract for the coming year.

 

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Section 19(a) Notices

The amounts and sources of distributions reported are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon each Fund’s investment experience during the year and may be subject to changes based on the tax regulations. Shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV each calendar year that will inform them how to report distributions for federal income tax purposes.

 

      Total Cumulative Distributions
for the Fiscal Year-to-Date
     % Breakdown of the Total Cumulative
Distributions for the Fiscal Year-to-Date
 
iShares ETF    Net
Investment
Income
     Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
     Return
of
Capital
     Total
Per
Share
     Net
Investment
Income
    Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
    Return
of
Capital
    Total
Per
Share
 

Emerging Markets Dividend

   $ 1.511828       $          —       $ 0.072693       $ 1.584521         95     —       5     100

 

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For more information visit www.iShares.com or call 1-800-iShares (1-800-474-2737)

 

This report is intended for the Funds’ shareholders. It may not be distributed to prospective investors unless it is preceded or accompanied by the current prospectus.

Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal.

The iShares Funds are distributed by BlackRock Investments, LLC (together with its affiliates, “BlackRock”).

The iShares Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold or promoted by S&P Dow Jones Indices, LLC, nor does this company make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the iShares Funds. BlackRock is not affiliated with the company listed above.

A description of the policies that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ending June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-474-2737; on the Funds’ website at www.iShares.com; and on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website at www.sec.gov.

The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website or may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Funds also disclose their complete schedules of portfolio holdings on a daily and monthly basis on the Funds’ website.

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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. Investments.

(a) Schedules of investments are included as part of the reports to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

(b) Not applicable.

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 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.

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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 Latham

  Michael Latham, President (Principal Executive Officer)
Date:   December 27, 2013

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 Latham

  Michael Latham, President (Principal Executive Officer)
Date:   December 27, 2013
By:  

/s/ Jack Gee

  Jack Gee, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
Date:   December 27, 2013