0001193125-23-305259.txt : 20231229 0001193125-23-305259.hdr.sgml : 20231229 20231228182326 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-23-305259 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497J PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20231229 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20231228 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20231229 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: iShares, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000930667 ORGANIZATION NAME: 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: 231523710 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 0000930667 S000004250 iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF C000011954 iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF EWM 0000930667 S000004251 iShares MSCI Mexico ETF C000011955 iShares MSCI Mexico ETF EWW 0000930667 S000004252 iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF C000011956 iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF EWN 0000930667 S000004253 iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF C000011957 iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF EPP 0000930667 S000004254 iShares MSCI Singapore ETF C000011958 iShares MSCI Singapore ETF EWS 0000930667 S000004255 iShares MSCI South Africa ETF C000011959 iShares MSCI South Africa ETF EZA 0000930667 S000004256 iShares MSCI Spain ETF C000011960 iShares MSCI Spain ETF EWP 0000930667 S000004257 iShares MSCI Austria ETF C000011961 iShares MSCI Austria ETF EWO 0000930667 S000004258 iShares MSCI South Korea ETF C000011962 iShares MSCI South Korea ETF EWY 0000930667 S000004259 iShares MSCI Sweden ETF C000011963 iShares MSCI Sweden ETF EWD 0000930667 S000004260 iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF C000011964 iShares 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Russia ETF ERUS 0000930667 S000049021 iShares Emerging Markets Equity Factor ETF C000154544 iShares Emerging Markets Equity Factor ETF EMGF 0000930667 S000054183 iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF C000170244 iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF ESGE 0000930667 S000057835 iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF C000186806 iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF EMXC 497J 1 d294125d497j.htm FORM 497J Form 497J
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Allison L. Pristash

60 State Street

Mail Stop BO7-19-4

Boston, MA 02109

Tel +1 617 357 1220

allison.pristash@blackrock.com

December 29, 2023

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 29, 2023, do not differ from those contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 531 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed electronically on December 21, 2023:

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

iShares Emerging Markets Equity Factor ETF

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF

iShares Frontier and Select EM ETF

iShares MSCI Agriculture Producers ETF

iShares MSCI Australia ETF

iShares MSCI Austria ETF

iShares MSCI Belgium ETF

iShares MSCI BIC ETF

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

iShares MSCI Canada ETF

iShares MSCI Chile 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 Small-Cap ETF

iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF

iShares MSCI France ETF

iShares MSCI Germany 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

 

Yours truly,
/s/ Allison L. Pristash
Allison L. Pristash
Assistant Secretary
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