0001193125-21-369914.txt : 20211230 0001193125-21-369914.hdr.sgml : 20211230 20211230093101 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-21-369914 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497J PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20211230 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20211230 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20211230 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: 211530777 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: 20070126 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 0000930667 S000004246 iShares MSCI Australia ETF C000011950 iShares MSCI Australia ETF EWA 0000930667 S000004247 iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF C000011951 iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF EWH 0000930667 S000004248 iShares MSCI Italy ETF C000011952 iShares MSCI Italy ETF EWI 0000930667 S000004249 iShares MSCI Japan ETF C000011953 iShares MSCI Japan ETF EWJ 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Sarah R. Crespi

60 State Street

Mail Stop BO7-19-4

Boston, MA 02109

Tel +1 617 357 1283

sarah.crespi@blackrock.com

December 30, 2021

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

Commission Staff:

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, 2021, do not differ from those contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 515 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed electronically on December 20, 2021:

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF

iShares MSCI Australia ETF

iShares MSCI Austria ETF

iShares MSCI Belgium ETF

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

iShares MSCI BRIC ETF

iShares MSCI Canada ETF

iShares MSCI Chile ETF

iShares MSCI Colombia ETF

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Asia ETF

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor ETF

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF

iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF

iShares MSCI France ETF

iShares MSCI Frontier and Select EM ETF

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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 Min Vol Factor ETF

iShares MSCI Global Silver and Metals Miners ETF

iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF

iShares MSCI Israel ETF

iShares MSCI Italy ETF

iShares MSCI Japan ETF

iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF

iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF

iShares MSCI Mexico ETF

iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF

iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF

iShares MSCI Russia ETF

iShares MSCI Singapore ETF

iShares MSCI South Africa ETF

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

iShares MSCI Spain ETF

iShares MSCI Sweden ETF

iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

iShares MSCI Thailand ETF

iShares MSCI Turkey ETF

iShares MSCI USA Equal Weighted ETF

iShares MSCI World ETF

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Yours truly,

/s/ Sarah R. Crespi

Sarah R. Crespi
Assistant Secretary
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