<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001193125-24-044515-index.html : 20240223 <SEC-HEADER>0001193125-24-044515.hdr.sgml : 20240223 <ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20240223161432 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-24-044515 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 485BPOS PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 49 FILED AS OF DATE: 20240223 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20240223 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20240301 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: 485BPOS SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-09102 FILM NUMBER: 24671335 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 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: 485BPOS SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-97598 FILM NUMBER: 24671334 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 <SERIES-AND-CLASSES-CONTRACTS-DATA> <EXISTING-SERIES-AND-CLASSES-CONTRACTS> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0000930667 <SERIES-ID>S000033806 <SERIES-NAME>iShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000104446 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>iShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>LEMB </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0000930667 <SERIES-ID>S000036776 <SERIES-NAME>iShares J.P. Morgan EM Corporate Bond ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000112502 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>iShares J.P. Morgan EM Corporate Bond ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>CEMB </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0000930667 <SERIES-ID>S000036777 <SERIES-NAME>iShares J.P. Morgan EM High Yield Bond ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000112503 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>iShares J.P. Morgan EM High Yield Bond ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>EMHY </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0000930667 <SERIES-ID>S000036906 <SERIES-NAME>iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000112949 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>GHYG </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0000930667 <SERIES-ID>S000036907 <SERIES-NAME>iShares International High Yield Bond ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000112950 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>iShares International High Yield Bond ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>HYXU </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> </EXISTING-SERIES-AND-CLASSES-CONTRACTS> </SERIES-AND-CLASSES-CONTRACTS-DATA> </SEC-HEADER> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>485BPOS <SEQUENCE>1 <FILENAME>d635273d485bpos.htm <DESCRIPTION>FORM 485BPOS <TEXT> Document 1 - file: d635273d485bpos.htm
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