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Tracie Coop State Street 1 Iron Street CCB 1102 Boston, MA 02210 Tel +1 617 662 0717 TCoop@statestreet.com |
March 29, 2018
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 March 16, 2018 to the prospectus for iShares MSCI EM ESG Optimized ETF.
The purpose of this filing is to submit the 497 dated March 16, 2018 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/ Tracie Coop |
Tracie Coop
cc: Benjamin Haskin, Esq.
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Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
Document Type | dei_DocumentType | 497 |
Document Period End Date | dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate | Aug. 31, 2017 |
Registrant Name | dei_EntityRegistrantName | iSHARES INC |
Central Index Key | dei_EntityCentralIndexKey | 0000930667 |
Amendment Flag | dei_AmendmentFlag | false |
Document Creation Date | dei_DocumentCreationDate | Mar. 16, 2018 |
Document Effective Date | dei_DocumentEffectiveDate | Mar. 16, 2018 |
Prospectus Date | rr_ProspectusDate | Dec. 29, 2017 |
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IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING CHANGE IN INVESTMENT POLICY iShares® iShares, Inc. Supplement dated March 16, 2018 to the Summary Prospectus and Prospectus, each dated December 29, 2017, and Statement of Additional Information (the SAI), dated December 29, 2017 (as revised March 6, 2018), for the iShares MSCI EM ESG Optimized 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 are expected to take effect for the Fund on or around May 23, 2018:
Change in the Funds Principal Investment Strategies The first paragraph on page S-2 of the section of the Summary Prospectus and 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 Emerging Markets Extended ESG Focus Index (the Underlying Index), which has been developed by MSCI Inc. (the Index Provider or MSCI). The Underlying Index is an optimized equity index designed to reflect the equity performance of companies that have favorable environmental, social and governance (ESG) characteristics (as determined by the Index Provider), while exhibiting risk and return characteristics similar to those of the MSCI Market Cap Weighted Index (the Parent Index). The Index Provider begins with the Parent Index, excludes securities of companies involved in the business of tobacco, companies involved with controversial weapons, producers and retailers of civilian firearms, as well as companies involved in very severe business controversies (in each case as determined by the Index Provider), and then follows a quantitative process that is designed to determine optimal weights for securities to maximize exposure to securities of companies with higher ESG ratings, subject to maintaining risk and return characteristics similar to the Parent Index. The Index Provider then calculates the size of each companys exposure to each key issue based on the companys business segment and geographic risk, and analyzes the extent to which companies have developed robust strategies and programs to manage ESG risks and opportunities. Using a sector-specific key issue weighting model, companies are rated and ranked in comparison to their industry peers. As of March 6, 2018, the Underlying Index consisted of securities from the following 21 countries: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, the Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, the Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. The Underlying Index may include large- and mid-capitalization companies. As March 6, 2018, a significant portion of the Underlying Index is represented by securities of companies in the financials and information technology sectors. The components of the Underlying Index, and the degree to which these components represent certain industries or sectors and countries, are likely to change over time. 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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Supplement [Text Block] | isi_SupplementTextBlock | IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING CHANGE IN INVESTMENT POLICY iShares® iShares, Inc. Supplement dated March 16, 2018 to the Summary Prospectus and Prospectus, each dated December 29, 2017, and Statement of Additional Information (the SAI), dated December 29, 2017 (as revised March 6, 2018), for the iShares MSCI EM ESG Optimized 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 are expected to take effect for the Fund on or around May 23, 2018:
Change in the Funds Principal Investment Strategies The first paragraph on page S-2 of the section of the Summary Prospectus and 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 Emerging Markets Extended ESG Focus Index (the Underlying Index), which has been developed by MSCI Inc. (the Index Provider or MSCI). The Underlying Index is an optimized equity index designed to reflect the equity performance of companies that have favorable environmental, social and governance (ESG) characteristics (as determined by the Index Provider), while exhibiting risk and return characteristics similar to those of the MSCI Market Cap Weighted Index (the Parent Index). The Index Provider begins with the Parent Index, excludes securities of companies involved in the business of tobacco, companies involved with controversial weapons, producers and retailers of civilian firearms, as well as companies involved in very severe business controversies (in each case as determined by the Index Provider), and then follows a quantitative process that is designed to determine optimal weights for securities to maximize exposure to securities of companies with higher ESG ratings, subject to maintaining risk and return characteristics similar to the Parent Index. The Index Provider then calculates the size of each companys exposure to each key issue based on the companys business segment and geographic risk, and analyzes the extent to which companies have developed robust strategies and programs to manage ESG risks and opportunities. Using a sector-specific key issue weighting model, companies are rated and ranked in comparison to their industry peers. As of March 6, 2018, the Underlying Index consisted of securities from the following 21 countries: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, the Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, the Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. The Underlying Index may include large- and mid-capitalization companies. As March 6, 2018, a significant portion of the Underlying Index is represented by securities of companies in the financials and information technology sectors. The components of the Underlying Index, and the degree to which these components represent certain industries or sectors and countries, are likely to change over time. 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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Supplement [Text Block] | isi_SupplementTextBlock | IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING CHANGE IN INVESTMENT POLICY iShares® iShares, Inc. Supplement dated March 16, 2018 to the Summary Prospectus and Prospectus, each dated December 29, 2017, and Statement of Additional Information (the SAI), dated December 29, 2017 (as revised March 6, 2018), for the iShares MSCI EM ESG Optimized 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 are expected to take effect for the Fund on or around May 23, 2018:
Change in the Funds Principal Investment Strategies The first paragraph on page S-2 of the section of the Summary Prospectus and 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 Emerging Markets Extended ESG Focus Index (the Underlying Index), which has been developed by MSCI Inc. (the Index Provider or MSCI). The Underlying Index is an optimized equity index designed to reflect the equity performance of companies that have favorable environmental, social and governance (ESG) characteristics (as determined by the Index Provider), while exhibiting risk and return characteristics similar to those of the MSCI Market Cap Weighted Index (the Parent Index). The Index Provider begins with the Parent Index, excludes securities of companies involved in the business of tobacco, companies involved with controversial weapons, producers and retailers of civilian firearms, as well as companies involved in very severe business controversies (in each case as determined by the Index Provider), and then follows a quantitative process that is designed to determine optimal weights for securities to maximize exposure to securities of companies with higher ESG ratings, subject to maintaining risk and return characteristics similar to the Parent Index. The Index Provider then calculates the size of each companys exposure to each key issue based on the companys business segment and geographic risk, and analyzes the extent to which companies have developed robust strategies and programs to manage ESG risks and opportunities. Using a sector-specific key issue weighting model, companies are rated and ranked in comparison to their industry peers. As of March 6, 2018, the Underlying Index consisted of securities from the following 21 countries: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, the Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, the Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. The Underlying Index may include large- and mid-capitalization companies. As March 6, 2018, a significant portion of the Underlying Index is represented by securities of companies in the financials and information technology sectors. The components of the Underlying Index, and the degree to which these components represent certain industries or sectors and countries, are likely to change over time. 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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Prospectus Date | rr_ProspectusDate | Dec. 29, 2017 |
Document Creation Date | dei_DocumentCreationDate | Mar. 16, 2018 |
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