July 13, 2015
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
| RE: | iShares, Inc. (the “Registrant”) |
Securities Act File No. 33-97598
Investment Company Act File No. 811-09102
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of the Registrant and pursuant to Rule 497 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, attached for filing are exhibits containing interactive data format risk/return summary information that mirrors the risk/return summary information in the 497 filing, dated June 26, 2015 to the prospectus for the iShares MSCI USA ETF. The purpose of this filing is to submit the 497 dated June 26, 2015 in XBRL.
If you have any questions regarding this filing, please contact Benjamin Haskin of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP at (202) 303-1124.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Sarah Coutu
Sarah Coutu
| cc: | Benjamin Haskin, Esq. |
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IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING CHANGE IN INVESTMENT POLICY iShares® iShares, Inc. Supplement dated June 26, 2015 to the Prospectus dated December 30, 2014 (the “Prospectus”) and the Statement of Additional Information dated December 30, 2014 (as revised January 2, 2015) (the “SAI”) for the iShares MSCI USA ETF (EUSA) (the “Fund”) The information in this Supplement updates information in, and should be read in conjunction with, the Prospectus and the SAI for the Fund. The following changes will take effect for the Fund on or around August 31, 2015:
Change in the Fund’s Principal Investment Strategies and Underlying Index The first paragraph of the section of the Prospectus entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: The Fund seeks to track the investment results of the MSCI USA Equal Weighted Index (the “Underlying Index”), which represents an alternative weighting scheme to its market capitalization weighted parent index, the MSCI USA Index (the “Parent Index”), which is designed to measure the performance of equity securities in the top 85% by market capitalization of equity securities listed on stock exchanges in the United States. The Underlying Index generally applies equal weights to the constituents of the Parent Index. The Underlying Index may include large-, mid- or small-capitalization companies, and components primarily include consumer discretionary, financials and information technology companies. The components of the Underlying Index, and the degree to which these components represent certain industries, may change over time. The Fund previously tracked the market-capitalization weighted Parent Index. Changes in the Fund’s Principal Risks The section of the Prospectus entitled “Summary of Principal Risks” is amended to delete the “Healthcare Sector Risk.” If you have any questions, please call 1-800-iShares (1-800-474-2737).
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| Registrant Name | dei_EntityRegistrantName | iSHARES INC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prospectus Date | rr_ProspectusDate | Dec. 30, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Supplement [Text Block] | isi_SupplementTextBlock | IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING CHANGE IN INVESTMENT POLICY iShares® iShares, Inc. Supplement dated June 26, 2015 to the Prospectus dated December 30, 2014 (the “Prospectus”) and the Statement of Additional Information dated December 30, 2014 (as revised January 2, 2015) (the “SAI”) for the iShares MSCI USA ETF (EUSA) (the “Fund”) The information in this Supplement updates information in, and should be read in conjunction with, the Prospectus and the SAI for the Fund. The following changes will take effect for the Fund on or around August 31, 2015:
Change in the Fund’s Principal Investment Strategies and Underlying Index The first paragraph of the section of the Prospectus entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: The Fund seeks to track the investment results of the MSCI USA Equal Weighted Index (the “Underlying Index”), which represents an alternative weighting scheme to its market capitalization weighted parent index, the MSCI USA Index (the “Parent Index”), which is designed to measure the performance of equity securities in the top 85% by market capitalization of equity securities listed on stock exchanges in the United States. The Underlying Index generally applies equal weights to the constituents of the Parent Index. The Underlying Index may include large-, mid- or small-capitalization companies, and components primarily include consumer discretionary, financials and information technology companies. The components of the Underlying Index, and the degree to which these components represent certain industries, may change over time. The Fund previously tracked the market-capitalization weighted Parent Index. Changes in the Fund’s Principal Risks The section of the Prospectus entitled “Summary of Principal Risks” is amended to delete the “Healthcare Sector Risk.” If you have any questions, please call 1-800-iShares (1-800-474-2737).
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| Supplement [Text Block] | isi_SupplementTextBlock | IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING CHANGE IN INVESTMENT POLICY iShares® iShares, Inc. Supplement dated June 26, 2015 to the Prospectus dated December 30, 2014 (the “Prospectus”) and the Statement of Additional Information dated December 30, 2014 (as revised January 2, 2015) (the “SAI”) for the iShares MSCI USA ETF (EUSA) (the “Fund”) The information in this Supplement updates information in, and should be read in conjunction with, the Prospectus and the SAI for the Fund. The following changes will take effect for the Fund on or around August 31, 2015:
Change in the Fund’s Principal Investment Strategies and Underlying Index The first paragraph of the section of the Prospectus entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: The Fund seeks to track the investment results of the MSCI USA Equal Weighted Index (the “Underlying Index”), which represents an alternative weighting scheme to its market capitalization weighted parent index, the MSCI USA Index (the “Parent Index”), which is designed to measure the performance of equity securities in the top 85% by market capitalization of equity securities listed on stock exchanges in the United States. The Underlying Index generally applies equal weights to the constituents of the Parent Index. The Underlying Index may include large-, mid- or small-capitalization companies, and components primarily include consumer discretionary, financials and information technology companies. The components of the Underlying Index, and the degree to which these components represent certain industries, may change over time. The Fund previously tracked the market-capitalization weighted Parent Index. Changes in the Fund’s Principal Risks The section of the Prospectus entitled “Summary of Principal Risks” is amended to delete the “Healthcare Sector Risk.” If you have any questions, please call 1-800-iShares (1-800-474-2737).
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| Label | Element | Value |
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| Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
| Document Type | dei_DocumentType | Other |
| Document Period End Date | dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate | Aug. 31, 2014 |
| Registrant Name | dei_EntityRegistrantName | iSHARES INC |
| Central Index Key | dei_EntityCentralIndexKey | 0000930667 |
| Amendment Flag | dei_AmendmentFlag | false |
| Document Creation Date | dei_DocumentCreationDate | Jun. 26, 2015 |
| Document Effective Date | dei_DocumentEffectiveDate | Jun. 26, 2015 |
| Prospectus Date | rr_ProspectusDate | Dec. 30, 2014 |
| Label | Element | Value |
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| Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
| Registrant Name | dei_EntityRegistrantName | iSHARES INC |
| Prospectus Date | rr_ProspectusDate | Dec. 30, 2014 |
| Document Creation Date | dei_DocumentCreationDate | Jun. 26, 2015 |