0001193125-16-807479.txt : 20161230 0001193125-16-807479.hdr.sgml : 20161230 20161229174402 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-16-807479 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497J PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20161230 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20161229 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20161230 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: 497J SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-97598 FILM NUMBER: 162075878 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 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Optimized ETF ESGE 497J 1 d317617d497j.htm FORM 497J Form 497J
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Sarah R. Crespi

State Street

1 Iron Street CCB 1102

Boston, MA 02210

Tel +1 617 662 2641

Sarah.Crespi@StateStreet.com

December 29, 2016

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

RE: iShares, Inc. (the “Company”)

Securities Act File No. 033-97598;

Investment Company Act File No. 811-09102

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and on behalf of the Company, please accept this letter as certification that the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information for the following Company funds, each dated December 30, 2016, do not differ from those contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 467 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed electronically on December 21, 2016:

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol EM Currency Hedged ETF

iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol Emerging Markets ETF

iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol Global ETF

iShares Edge MSCI Multifactor Emerging Markets 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 ETF

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF

iShares MSCI EM ESG Optimized ETF

iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF

iShares MSCI France ETF

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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 Russia Capped ETF

iShares MSCI Singapore Capped ETF

iShares MSCI South Africa ETF

iShares MSCI South Korea Capped ETF

iShares MSCI Spain Capped ETF

iShares MSCI Sweden Capped ETF

iShares MSCI Switzerland Capped ETF

iShares MSCI Taiwan Capped ETF

iShares MSCI Thailand Capped ETF

iShares MSCI Turkey ETF

iShares MSCI USA Equal Weighted ETF

iShares MSCI World ETF

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If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Benjamin J. Haskin of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP at (202) 303-1124.

Yours truly,

/s/ Sarah R. Crespi                                        

Sarah R. Crespi

Assistant Secretary

 

cc: Benjamin J. Haskin, Esq.
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