Allison Pristash
State Street
1 Lincoln Street
Mail Stop SFC 0805
Boston, MA 02111
Tel +1 617 662 7031
APristash@StateStreet.com
October 20, 2020
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
RE: iShares, Inc.
Securities Act File No. 033-97598
Investment Company Act File No. 811-09102
RE: iShares Trust (together with iShares, Inc., the “Registrants”)
Securities Act File No. 333-92935
Investment Company Act File No. 811-09729
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of the Registrants 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 October 5, 2020 to the prospectuses for the following funds:
iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor ETF
iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF
iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF
The purpose of this filing is to submit the 497 dated October 5, 2020 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/ Allison Pristash
Allison Pristash
cc: Benjamin Haskin, Esq.
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Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
Document Type | dei_DocumentType | 497 |
Document Period End Date | dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate | Oct. 05, 2020 |
Registrant Name | dei_EntityRegistrantName | iSHARES TRUST |
Central Index Key | dei_EntityCentralIndexKey | 0001100663 |
Amendment Flag | dei_AmendmentFlag | false |
Document Creation Date | dei_DocumentCreationDate | Oct. 05, 2020 |
Document Effective Date | dei_DocumentEffectiveDate | Oct. 05, 2020 |
Prospectus Date | rr_ProspectusDate | Oct. 05, 2020 |
Entity Inv Company Type | dei_EntityInvCompanyType | N-1A |
Oct. 05, 2020 |
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IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING CHANGE IN INVESTMENT POLICY iShares® iShares, Inc. iShares Trust Supplement dated October 5, 2020 (the Supplement) to the Summary Prospectus and Prospectus for each of the iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF dated September 1, 2020, iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor ETF and iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF, each dated December 30, 2019 (as revised August 17, 2020), and iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF dated November 29, 2019 (as revised August 17, 2020) and for the and Statement of Additional Information for the iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF dated September 1, 2020 (each, a Fund) The information in this Supplement updates information in, and should be read in conjunction with, the Summary Prospectus, Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for each Fund. Each Fund is updating its investment policy to indicate that it intends to be diversified, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, in approximately the same proportion as its Underlying Index is diversified. Shareholder approval will not be sought if a Fund crosses from diversified to non-diversified status due solely to a change in the relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of its Underlying Index. Each Fund discloses its portfolio holdings and weightings at www.iShares.com. Change in each Funds Principal Investment Strategies The section of each Funds Summary Prospectus and Prospectus entitled Principal Investment Strategies is amended to add the following to the end of the section: Diversification Policy. The Fund intends to be diversified in approximately the same proportion as the Underlying Index is diversified. The Fund may become non-diversified, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act), solely as a result of a change in relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of the Underlying Index. Shareholder approval will not be sought if the Fund becomes non-diversified due solely to a change in the relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of the Underlying Index. The Fund discloses its portfolio holdings and weightings at www.iShares.com. Change in each Funds Summary of Principal Risks The section of each Funds Summary Prospectus and Prospectus entitled Summary of Principal Risks is amended to add the following: Non-Diversification Risk. To the extent the Fund is non-diversified, the Fund may invest a large percentage of its assets in securities issued by or representing a small number of issuers. As a result, the Funds performance may be adversely affected, the Funds shares may experience greater price volatility and the Fund may be more susceptible to the risks associated with these particular issuers or to a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence affecting these issuers. Change in each Funds Performance Information The fourth sentence of the first paragraph of the section of each Funds Summary Prospectus and Prospectus entitled Performance Information is hereby deleted. 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. |
Label | Element | Value |
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Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
Prospectus Date | rr_ProspectusDate | Oct. 05, 2020 |
Supplement to Prospectus [Text Block] | rr_SupplementToProspectusTextBlock | IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING CHANGE IN INVESTMENT POLICY iShares® iShares, Inc. iShares Trust Supplement dated October 5, 2020 (the Supplement) to the Summary Prospectus and Prospectus for each of the iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF dated September 1, 2020, iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor ETF and iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF, each dated December 30, 2019 (as revised August 17, 2020), and iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF dated November 29, 2019 (as revised August 17, 2020) and for the and Statement of Additional Information for the iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF dated September 1, 2020 (each, a Fund) The information in this Supplement updates information in, and should be read in conjunction with, the Summary Prospectus, Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for each Fund. Each Fund is updating its investment policy to indicate that it intends to be diversified, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, in approximately the same proportion as its Underlying Index is diversified. Shareholder approval will not be sought if a Fund crosses from diversified to non-diversified status due solely to a change in the relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of its Underlying Index. Each Fund discloses its portfolio holdings and weightings at www.iShares.com. Change in each Funds Principal Investment Strategies The section of each Funds Summary Prospectus and Prospectus entitled Principal Investment Strategies is amended to add the following to the end of the section: Diversification Policy. The Fund intends to be diversified in approximately the same proportion as the Underlying Index is diversified. The Fund may become non-diversified, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act), solely as a result of a change in relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of the Underlying Index. Shareholder approval will not be sought if the Fund becomes non-diversified due solely to a change in the relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of the Underlying Index. The Fund discloses its portfolio holdings and weightings at www.iShares.com. Change in each Funds Summary of Principal Risks The section of each Funds Summary Prospectus and Prospectus entitled Summary of Principal Risks is amended to add the following: Non-Diversification Risk. To the extent the Fund is non-diversified, the Fund may invest a large percentage of its assets in securities issued by or representing a small number of issuers. As a result, the Funds performance may be adversely affected, the Funds shares may experience greater price volatility and the Fund may be more susceptible to the risks associated with these particular issuers or to a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence affecting these issuers. Change in each Funds Performance Information The fourth sentence of the first paragraph of the section of each Funds Summary Prospectus and Prospectus entitled Performance Information is hereby deleted. 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. |
iShares, Inc. | iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor ETF | ||
Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
Supplement to Prospectus [Text Block] | rr_SupplementToProspectusTextBlock | IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING CHANGE IN INVESTMENT POLICY iShares® iShares, Inc. iShares Trust Supplement dated October 5, 2020 (the Supplement) to the Summary Prospectus and Prospectus for each of the iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF dated September 1, 2020, iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor ETF and iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF, each dated December 30, 2019 (as revised August 17, 2020), and iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF dated November 29, 2019 (as revised August 17, 2020) and for the and Statement of Additional Information for the iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF dated September 1, 2020 (each, a Fund) The information in this Supplement updates information in, and should be read in conjunction with, the Summary Prospectus, Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for each Fund. Each Fund is updating its investment policy to indicate that it intends to be diversified, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, in approximately the same proportion as its Underlying Index is diversified. Shareholder approval will not be sought if a Fund crosses from diversified to non-diversified status due solely to a change in the relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of its Underlying Index. Each Fund discloses its portfolio holdings and weightings at www.iShares.com. Change in each Funds Principal Investment Strategies The section of each Funds Summary Prospectus and Prospectus entitled Principal Investment Strategies is amended to add the following to the end of the section: Diversification Policy. The Fund intends to be diversified in approximately the same proportion as the Underlying Index is diversified. The Fund may become non-diversified, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act), solely as a result of a change in relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of the Underlying Index. Shareholder approval will not be sought if the Fund becomes non-diversified due solely to a change in the relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of the Underlying Index. The Fund discloses its portfolio holdings and weightings at www.iShares.com. Change in each Funds Summary of Principal Risks The section of each Funds Summary Prospectus and Prospectus entitled Summary of Principal Risks is amended to add the following: Non-Diversification Risk. To the extent the Fund is non-diversified, the Fund may invest a large percentage of its assets in securities issued by or representing a small number of issuers. As a result, the Funds performance may be adversely affected, the Funds shares may experience greater price volatility and the Fund may be more susceptible to the risks associated with these particular issuers or to a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence affecting these issuers. Change in each Funds Performance Information The fourth sentence of the first paragraph of the section of each Funds Summary Prospectus and Prospectus entitled Performance Information is hereby deleted. 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. |
iShares, Inc. | iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF | ||
Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
Supplement to Prospectus [Text Block] | rr_SupplementToProspectusTextBlock | IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING CHANGE IN INVESTMENT POLICY iShares® iShares, Inc. iShares Trust Supplement dated October 5, 2020 (the Supplement) to the Summary Prospectus and Prospectus for each of the iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF dated September 1, 2020, iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor ETF and iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF, each dated December 30, 2019 (as revised August 17, 2020), and iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF dated November 29, 2019 (as revised August 17, 2020) and for the and Statement of Additional Information for the iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF dated September 1, 2020 (each, a Fund) The information in this Supplement updates information in, and should be read in conjunction with, the Summary Prospectus, Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for each Fund. Each Fund is updating its investment policy to indicate that it intends to be diversified, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, in approximately the same proportion as its Underlying Index is diversified. Shareholder approval will not be sought if a Fund crosses from diversified to non-diversified status due solely to a change in the relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of its Underlying Index. Each Fund discloses its portfolio holdings and weightings at www.iShares.com. Change in each Funds Principal Investment Strategies The section of each Funds Summary Prospectus and Prospectus entitled Principal Investment Strategies is amended to add the following to the end of the section: Diversification Policy. The Fund intends to be diversified in approximately the same proportion as the Underlying Index is diversified. The Fund may become non-diversified, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act), solely as a result of a change in relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of the Underlying Index. Shareholder approval will not be sought if the Fund becomes non-diversified due solely to a change in the relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of the Underlying Index. The Fund discloses its portfolio holdings and weightings at www.iShares.com. Change in each Funds Summary of Principal Risks The section of each Funds Summary Prospectus and Prospectus entitled Summary of Principal Risks is amended to add the following: Non-Diversification Risk. To the extent the Fund is non-diversified, the Fund may invest a large percentage of its assets in securities issued by or representing a small number of issuers. As a result, the Funds performance may be adversely affected, the Funds shares may experience greater price volatility and the Fund may be more susceptible to the risks associated with these particular issuers or to a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence affecting these issuers. Change in each Funds Performance Information The fourth sentence of the first paragraph of the section of each Funds Summary Prospectus and Prospectus entitled Performance Information is hereby deleted. 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. |
iShares, Inc. | iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF | ||
Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
Supplement to Prospectus [Text Block] | rr_SupplementToProspectusTextBlock | IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING CHANGE IN INVESTMENT POLICY iShares® iShares, Inc. iShares Trust Supplement dated October 5, 2020 (the Supplement) to the Summary Prospectus and Prospectus for each of the iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF dated September 1, 2020, iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor ETF and iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF, each dated December 30, 2019 (as revised August 17, 2020), and iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF dated November 29, 2019 (as revised August 17, 2020) and for the and Statement of Additional Information for the iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF dated September 1, 2020 (each, a Fund) The information in this Supplement updates information in, and should be read in conjunction with, the Summary Prospectus, Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for each Fund. Each Fund is updating its investment policy to indicate that it intends to be diversified, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, in approximately the same proportion as its Underlying Index is diversified. Shareholder approval will not be sought if a Fund crosses from diversified to non-diversified status due solely to a change in the relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of its Underlying Index. Each Fund discloses its portfolio holdings and weightings at www.iShares.com. Change in each Funds Principal Investment Strategies The section of each Funds Summary Prospectus and Prospectus entitled Principal Investment Strategies is amended to add the following to the end of the section: Diversification Policy. The Fund intends to be diversified in approximately the same proportion as the Underlying Index is diversified. The Fund may become non-diversified, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act), solely as a result of a change in relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of the Underlying Index. Shareholder approval will not be sought if the Fund becomes non-diversified due solely to a change in the relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of the Underlying Index. The Fund discloses its portfolio holdings and weightings at www.iShares.com. Change in each Funds Summary of Principal Risks The section of each Funds Summary Prospectus and Prospectus entitled Summary of Principal Risks is amended to add the following: Non-Diversification Risk. To the extent the Fund is non-diversified, the Fund may invest a large percentage of its assets in securities issued by or representing a small number of issuers. As a result, the Funds performance may be adversely affected, the Funds shares may experience greater price volatility and the Fund may be more susceptible to the risks associated with these particular issuers or to a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence affecting these issuers. Change in each Funds Performance Information The fourth sentence of the first paragraph of the section of each Funds Summary Prospectus and Prospectus entitled Performance Information is hereby deleted. 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. |
iSHARES TRUST | iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF | ||
Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
Supplement to Prospectus [Text Block] | rr_SupplementToProspectusTextBlock | IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING CHANGE IN INVESTMENT POLICY iShares® iShares, Inc. iShares Trust Supplement dated October 5, 2020 (the Supplement) to the Summary Prospectus and Prospectus for each of the iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF dated September 1, 2020, iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor ETF and iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF, each dated December 30, 2019 (as revised August 17, 2020), and iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF dated November 29, 2019 (as revised August 17, 2020) and for the and Statement of Additional Information for the iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF dated September 1, 2020 (each, a Fund) The information in this Supplement updates information in, and should be read in conjunction with, the Summary Prospectus, Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for each Fund. Each Fund is updating its investment policy to indicate that it intends to be diversified, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, in approximately the same proportion as its Underlying Index is diversified. Shareholder approval will not be sought if a Fund crosses from diversified to non-diversified status due solely to a change in the relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of its Underlying Index. Each Fund discloses its portfolio holdings and weightings at www.iShares.com. Change in each Funds Principal Investment Strategies The section of each Funds Summary Prospectus and Prospectus entitled Principal Investment Strategies is amended to add the following to the end of the section: Diversification Policy. The Fund intends to be diversified in approximately the same proportion as the Underlying Index is diversified. The Fund may become non-diversified, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act), solely as a result of a change in relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of the Underlying Index. Shareholder approval will not be sought if the Fund becomes non-diversified due solely to a change in the relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of the Underlying Index. The Fund discloses its portfolio holdings and weightings at www.iShares.com. Change in each Funds Summary of Principal Risks The section of each Funds Summary Prospectus and Prospectus entitled Summary of Principal Risks is amended to add the following: Non-Diversification Risk. To the extent the Fund is non-diversified, the Fund may invest a large percentage of its assets in securities issued by or representing a small number of issuers. As a result, the Funds performance may be adversely affected, the Funds shares may experience greater price volatility and the Fund may be more susceptible to the risks associated with these particular issuers or to a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence affecting these issuers. Change in each Funds Performance Information The fourth sentence of the first paragraph of the section of each Funds Summary Prospectus and Prospectus entitled Performance Information is hereby deleted. 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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