497

Sarah R. Lord State Street 1 Iron Street CCB 1102 Boston, MA 02210 Tel +1 617 662 2641 slord@statestreet.com

August 30, 2016

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 August 22, 2016 to the prospectus for the iShares MSCI EM ESG Optimized ETF. The purpose of this filing is to submit the 497 dated August 22, 2016 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 Lord

Sarah Lord

cc: Benjamin Haskin, Esq.

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Jun. 13, 2016

iShares^®

iShares, Inc.

Supplement dated August 22, 2016

to the Summary Prospectus dated June 27, 2016,

Prospectus dated June 13, 2016 (as revised June 17, 2016)

and the Statement of Additional Information dated

June 13, 2016 (as revised August 1, 2016) (the “SAI”) for the

iShares MSCI EM ESG Select ETF (ESGE) (the “Fund”)

The information in this Supplement updates information in, and should be read in conjunction with, the Summary Prospectus, Prospectus and the SAI for the Fund.

The following changes will take effect for the Fund on August 22, 2016:

	Current	New
Fund Name	iShares MSCI EM ESG Select ETF	iShares MSCI EM ESG Optimized ETF
Underlying Index	MSCI EM ESG Select Index	MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Focus Index
Investment Objective	The iShares MSCI EM ESG Select ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large- and mid-capitalization emerging market equities that have positive environmental, social and governance characteristics as identified by the index provider.	The iShares MSCI EM ESG Optimized ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large- and mid-capitalization emerging market equities that have positive environmental, social and governance characteristics as identified by the index provider while exhibiting risk and return characteristics similar to those of the parent index.

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

iShares^® is a registered trademark of BlackRock Fund Advisors and its affiliates.

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to the Summary Prospectus dated June 27, 2016,

Prospectus dated June 13, 2016 (as revised June 17, 2016)

and the Statement of Additional Information dated

June 13, 2016 (as revised August 1, 2016) (the “SAI”) for the

iShares MSCI EM ESG Select ETF (ESGE) (the “Fund”)

The information in this Supplement updates information in, and should be read in conjunction with, the Summary Prospectus, Prospectus and the SAI for the Fund.

The following changes will take effect for the Fund on August 22, 2016:

	Current	New
Fund Name	iShares MSCI EM ESG Select ETF	iShares MSCI EM ESG Optimized ETF
Underlying Index	MSCI EM ESG Select Index	MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Focus Index
Investment Objective	The iShares MSCI EM ESG Select ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large- and mid-capitalization emerging market equities that have positive environmental, social and governance characteristics as identified by the index provider.	The iShares MSCI EM ESG Optimized ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large- and mid-capitalization emerging market equities that have positive environmental, social and governance characteristics as identified by the index provider while exhibiting risk and return characteristics similar to those of the parent index.

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

iShares^® is a registered trademark of BlackRock Fund Advisors and its affiliates.

iShares MSCI EM ESG Optimized ETF

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iShares^®

iShares, Inc.

Supplement dated August 22, 2016

to the Summary Prospectus dated June 27, 2016,

Prospectus dated June 13, 2016 (as revised June 17, 2016)

and the Statement of Additional Information dated

June 13, 2016 (as revised August 1, 2016) (the “SAI”) for the

iShares MSCI EM ESG Select ETF (ESGE) (the “Fund”)

The information in this Supplement updates information in, and should be read in conjunction with, the Summary Prospectus, Prospectus and the SAI for the Fund.

The following changes will take effect for the Fund on August 22, 2016:

	Current	New
Fund Name	iShares MSCI EM ESG Select ETF	iShares MSCI EM ESG Optimized ETF
Underlying Index	MSCI EM ESG Select Index	MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Focus Index
Investment Objective	The iShares MSCI EM ESG Select ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large- and mid-capitalization emerging market equities that have positive environmental, social and governance characteristics as identified by the index provider.	The iShares MSCI EM ESG Optimized ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large- and mid-capitalization emerging market equities that have positive environmental, social and governance characteristics as identified by the index provider while exhibiting risk and return characteristics similar to those of the parent index.

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

iShares^® is a registered trademark of BlackRock Fund Advisors and its affiliates.

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