Sarah R. Crespi
	State Street
	1 Lincoln Street
	Mail Stop SUM0703
	Boston, MA 02111
	Tel +1 617 662 2641
	Sarah.Crespi@StateStreet.com

March 1, 2019

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 March 1, 2019, do not differ from those contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 496 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed electronically on February 22, 2019:

iShares Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF

iShares International High Yield Bond ETF

iShares J.P. Morgan EM Corporate Bond ETF

iShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF

iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF

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.