485BPOS 1 d835481d485bpos.htm FORM 485BPOS XBRL FOR ISHARES INC. Form 485BPOS XBRL for iShares Inc.

As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 20, 2015

Securities Act File No. 033-97598

Investment Company Act File No. 811-09102

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

 

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

   x
  Pre-Effective Amendment No.    ¨
  Post-Effective Amendment No. 424    x
  and/or   
  REGISTRATION STATEMENT   
  UNDER   
  THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940    x
 

Amendment No. 426

(Check appropriate box or boxes)

   x

 

 

iShares, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

c/o State Street Bank and Trust Company

1 Iron Street

Boston, MA 02210

(Address of Principal Executive Office)(Zip Code)

 

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code (415) 670-2000

The Corporation Trust Incorporated

351 West Camden Street

Baltimore, MD 21201

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

 

With Copies to:

 

MARGERY K. NEALE, ESQ.

WILLKIE FARR &

GALLAGHER LLP

787 SEVENTH AVENUE

NEW YORK, NY 10019-6099

 

BENJAMIN J. HASKIN, ESQ. WILLKIE FARR &

GALLAGHER LLP

1875 K STREET, N.W.

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006-1238

 

EDWARD BAER, ESQ.

BLACKROCK FUND

ADVISORS

400 HOWARD STREET

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105

 

 

Continuous

(January 20, 2015)

 

 

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

 

  x immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
  ¨ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)
  ¨ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
  ¨ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
  ¨ 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
  ¨ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.

If appropriate, check the following box:

 

  ¨ This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

This filing relates solely to the following Funds, each a series of iShares, Inc.:

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

iShares MSCI All Country World Minimum Volatility ETF

iShares MSCI Australia ETF

iShares MSCI Austria Capped ETF

iShares MSCI Belgium Capped ETF

iShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF

iShares MSCI BRIC ETF

iShares MSCI Canada ETF

iShares MSCI Chile Capped ETF

iShares MSCI Colombia Capped ETF

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Asia ETF

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Consumer Discretionary ETF

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Eastern Europe ETF

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets EMEA ETF

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Energy Capped ETF

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Growth ETF

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility ETF

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Value ETF

iShares MSCI EMU ETF

iShares MSCI France ETF

iShares MSCI Frontier 100 ETF

iShares MSCI Germany ETF

iShares MSCI Global Agriculture Producers ETF

iShares MSCI Global Energy Producers ETF

iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF

iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF

iShares MSCI Global Silver Miners ETF

iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF

iShares MSCI Israel Capped ETF

iShares MSCI Italy Capped ETF

iShares MSCI Japan ETF

iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF

iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF

iShares MSCI Mexico Capped ETF

iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF

iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF

iShares MSCI Singapore ETF

iShares MSCI South Africa ETF

iShares MSCI South Korea Capped ETF

iShares MSCI Spain Capped ETF

iShares MSCI Sweden ETF

iShares MSCI Switzerland Capped ETF

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

iShares MSCI Thailand Capped ETF

iShares MSCI Turkey ETF

iShares MSCI USA ETF

iShares MSCI World ETF

 

 

 


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it meets all the requirements for the effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 424 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of San Francisco and the State of California on the 16th day of January, 2015.

iSHARES, INC.

 

By:  

 

  Manish Mehta*
  President
  Date: January 16, 2015

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 424 to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

 

By:  

 

  Mark Wiedman*
  Director
  Date: January 16, 2015
 

 

  John E. Martinez*
  Director
  Date: January 16, 2015
 

 

  Cecilia H. Herbert*
  Director
  Date: January 16, 2015
 

 

  Charles A. Hurty*
  Director
  Date: January 16, 2015
 

 

  John E. Kerrigan*
  Director
  Date: January 16, 2015
 

 

  Robert H. Silver*
  Director
  Date: January 16, 2015
 

 

  Robert S. Kapito*
  Director
  Date: January 16, 2015

 

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  Madhav V. Rajan*
  Director
  Date: January 16, 2015
 

/s/ Jack Gee

  Jack Gee
  Treasurer
  Date: January 16, 2015
*By:  

/s/ Jack Gee

  Jack Gee
  Attorney-in-fact
  Date: January 16, 2015

 

* Powers of Attorney, each dated December 31, 2013, for Manish Mehta, Mark Wiedman, Charles A. Hurty, Cecilia H. Herbert, John E. Kerrigan, Robert H. Silver, John E. Martinez, Madhav V. Rajan and Robert S. Kapito are incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 349, filed January 10, 2014.

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Index No.

  

Description of Exhibit

EX-101.INS    XBRL Instance Document
EX-101.SCH    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
EX-101.CAL    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
EX-101.DEF    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
EX-101.LAB    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase
EX-101.PRE    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

 

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