0001193125-14-316004.txt : 20140821 0001193125-14-316004.hdr.sgml : 20140821 20140820180657 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-14-316004 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20140821 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140820 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20140821 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: iSHARES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000930667 IRS NUMBER: 510396525 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 0831 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-97598 FILM NUMBER: 141055836 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 400 HOWARD STREET CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94105 BUSINESS PHONE: (415) 670-2000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 400 HOWARD STREET CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94105 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ISHARES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20000516 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WEBS INDEX FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19970211 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FOREIGN FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19950524 0000930667 S000004266 iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF C000011970 iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF EEM 0000930667 S000018069 iShares MSCI BRIC ETF C000050065 iShares MSCI BRIC ETF BKF 0000930667 S000019125 iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF C000052897 iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF EEMS 0000930667 S000022494 iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Eastern Europe ETF C000065070 iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Eastern Europe ETF ESR 0000930667 S000032497 iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility ETF C000100212 iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility ETF EEMV 0000930667 S000032498 iShares MSCI All Country World Minimum Volatility ETF C000100213 iShares MSCI All Country World Minimum Volatility ETF ACWV 0000930667 S000033806 iShares Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF C000104446 iShares Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF LEMB 0000930667 S000034691 iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Growth ETF C000106867 iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Growth ETF EGRW 0000930667 S000034698 iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Value ETF C000106874 iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Value ETF EVAL 0000930667 S000035394 iShares MSCI Emerging Markets EMEA ETF C000108745 iShares MSCI Emerging Markets EMEA ETF EEME 0000930667 S000035749 iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Energy Capped ETF C000109582 iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Energy Capped ETF EMEY 0000930667 S000035883 iShares MSCI Global Agriculture Producers ETF C000109986 iShares MSCI Global Agriculture Producers ETF VEGI 0000930667 S000035884 iShares MSCI Global Energy Producers ETF C000109987 iShares MSCI Global Energy Producers ETF FILL 0000930667 S000035885 iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF C000109988 iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF PICK 0000930667 S000036004 iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF C000110341 iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF DVYE 0000930667 S000036776 iShares Emerging Markets Corporate Bond ETF C000112502 iShares Emerging Markets Corporate Bond ETF CEMB 0000930667 S000036777 iShares Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF C000112503 iShares Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF EMHY 0000930667 S000038923 iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF C000119708 iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF IEMG 497 1 d778070d497.htm FORM 497 FOR ISHARES INC. Form 497 for iShares Inc.

iShares®

iShares Trust, iShares, Inc., iShares MSCI Russia Capped ETF, Inc.

Supplement dated August 21, 2014

to the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for each of the

iShares 10+ Year Credit Bond ETF (CLY),

iShares Core Long-Term USD Bond ETF (ILTB),

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG),

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (IXUS),

iShares Core Short-Term USD Bond ETF (ISTB),

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (IUSB),

iShares Emerging Markets Corporate Bond ETF (CEMB),

iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF (DVYE),

iShares Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF (EMHY),

iShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF (EMIF),

iShares Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (LEMB),

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (EMB),

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI),

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (ACWX),

iShares MSCI All Country World Minimum Volatility ETF (ACWV),

iShares MSCI BRIC ETF (BKF),

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM),

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Eastern Europe ETF (ESR),

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets EMEA ETF (EEME),

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Energy Capped ETF (EMEY),

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Financials ETF (EMFN),

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Growth ETF (EGRW),

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Materials ETF (EMMT),

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility ETF (EEMV),

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small–Cap ETF (EEMS),

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Value ETF (EVAL),

iShares MSCI Global Agriculture Producers ETF (VEGI),

iShares MSCI Global Energy Producers ETF (FILL),

iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF (PICK) and

iShares MSCI Russia Capped ETF (ERUS) (each, a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”).

The information in this Supplement updates the information in, and should be read in conjunction with, the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for each Fund.

The following supplements each Fund’s risk disclosure as a result of recent events:

The United States and the European Union have instituted additional sanctions against certain Russian issuers which include prohibitions on transacting in or

dealing in new debt of longer than 90 days maturity or new equity of such issuers. Securities held by a Fund issued prior to the date of the sanctions being imposed are not currently subject to any restrictions under the sanctions. However, compliance with each of these sanctions may impair the ability of a Fund to buy, sell, hold, receive or deliver the affected securities or other securities of such issuers. If it becomes impracticable or unlawful for a Fund to hold securities subject to, or otherwise affected by, sanctions (collectively, “affected securities”), or if deemed appropriate by the Fund’s investment adviser, the Fund may prohibit in-kind deposits of the affected securities in connection with creation transactions and instead require a cash deposit, which may also increase a Fund’s transaction costs.

Also, if an affected security is included in a Fund’s Underlying Index, the Fund may, where practicable, seek to eliminate its holdings of the affected security by employing or augmenting its representative sampling strategy to seek to track the investment results of its Underlying Index. The use of (or increased use of) a representative sampling strategy may increase the Fund’s tracking error risk. If the affected securities constitute a significant percentage of the Underlying Index, a Fund may not be able to affectively implement a representative sampling strategy, which may result in significant tracking error between the Fund’s performance and the performance of its Underlying Index.

Sanctions may now, or in the future, result in retaliatory measures by Russia, including the immediate freeze of Russian assets held by a Fund. In the event of such a freeze of any Fund assets, a Fund may need to liquidate non-restricted assets in order to satisfy any Fund redemption orders. The liquidation of Fund assets during this time may also result in a Fund receiving substantially lower prices for its securities.

These sanctions may also lead to changes in a Fund’s Underlying Index. A Fund’s index provider may remove securities from the Underlying Index or implement caps on the securities of certain issuers that have been subject to recent economic sanctions. In such an event, it is expected that a Fund will rebalance its portfolio to bring it in line with the Underlying Index as a result of any such changes, which may result in transaction costs and increased tracking error.

Please refer to the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for additional information regarding the risks of investing in Russia.

If you have additional questions, please call 1-800-iShares (1-800-474-2737).

 

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