Mutual Fund Summary Prospectus (497k)
01 Juillet 2013 - 5:31PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
January 1, 2013
(as revised July 1, 2013)
2013
Summary Prospectus
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iShares MSCI United
Kingdom Small-Cap ETF | EWUS | BATS
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Before you invest, you may want to review
the Fund’s prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund’s prospectus (including amendments and supplements) and other information about the Fund, including the Fund’s statement of
additional information and shareholder report, online at http://us.ishares.com/prospectus. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 1-800-iShares (1-800-474-2737) or by sending an e-mail request to iSharesETFs@blackrock.com, or from
your financial professional. The Fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information, both dated January 1, 2013, as amended and supplemented from time to time, are incorporated by reference into (legally made a part of) this Summary
Prospectus.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)
has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
iSHARES
®
MSCI UNITED KINGDOM SMALL-CAP ETF
Ticker:
EWUS
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Stock Exchange: BATS
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Investment Objective
The iShares MSCI United Kingdom Small-Cap ETF (the
“Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI United Kingdom Small Cap Index (the “Underlying Index”).
Fees and Expenses
The following table describes the fees and expenses that you
will incur if you own shares of the Fund. The investment advisory agreement between iShares Trust (the “Trust”) and BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) (the “ Investment Advisory Agreement”) provides that BFA will pay
all operating expenses of the Fund, except interest expenses, taxes, brokerage expenses, future distribution fees or expenses, and extraordinary expenses.
You may also incur usual and customary brokerage commissions
when buying or selling shares of the Fund, which are not reflected in the example that follows:
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
(ongoing expenses that you pay each year as a
percentage of the value of your investments)
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Management
Fees
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Distribution
and
Service (12b-1)
Fees
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Other
Expenses
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Total
Annual
Fund
Operating
Expenses
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0.59%
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None
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None
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0.59%
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Example.
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of owning shares of the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and
then sell all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based
on these assumptions, your costs would be:
1
Year
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3
Years
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5
Years
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10
Years
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$60
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$189
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$329
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$738
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Portfolio Turnover.
The Fund
may pay transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are
held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. From inception, January 25, 2012, to the most recent fiscal year end, the Fund's portfolio turnover
rate was 12% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
The Underlying Index is designed to measure the performance of
equity securities of small-capitalization companies whose market capitalization, as calculated by the index provider, represents the bottom 14% of the British securities market. Components primarily include consumer discretionary, financial and
industrials companies. The components of the Underlying Index, and the degree to which these components represent certain industries, may change over time.
BFA uses a “passive” or indexing approach to try to
achieve the Fund’s investment objective. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund does not try to “beat” the index it tracks and does not seek temporary defensive positions when markets decline or appear overvalued.
Indexing may eliminate the chance that the Fund will
substantially outperform the Underlying Index but also may reduce some of the risks of active management, such as poor security
selection. Indexing seeks to achieve lower costs and better after-tax
performance by keeping portfolio turnover low in comparison to actively managed investment companies.
BFA uses a representative sampling indexing strategy to manage
the Fund. “Representative sampling” is an indexing strategy that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Underlying Index. The securities selected are
expected to have, in the aggregate, investment characteristics (based on factors such as market capitalization and industry weightings), fundamental characteristics (such as return variability and yield) and liquidity measures similar to those of
the Underlying Index. The Fund may or may not hold all of the securities in the Underlying Index.
The Fund will at all times invest at least 90% of its assets in
the securities of the Underlying Index or in depositary receipts representing securities in its Underlying Index. The Fund may invest the remainder of its assets in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents, including
money market funds advised by BFA or its affiliates, as well as in securities not included in the Underlying Index, but which BFA believes will help the Fund track the Underlying Index.
The Fund may lend securities representing up to one-third of
the value of the Fund's total assets (including the value of the collateral received).
The Underlying Index is sponsored by an organization (the
“Index Provider”) that is independent of the Fund and BFA. The Index Provider determines the
composition and relative weightings of the securities in the Underlying Index
and publishes information regarding the market value of the Underlying Index. The Fund’s Index Provider is MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”).
Industry Concentration Policy.
The Fund will concentrate its investments (
i.e.
, hold 25% or more of its total assets) in a particular industry or group of industries, which may
include large-, mid- or small-capitalization companies, to approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index is concentrated. For purposes of this limitation, securities of the U.S. government (including its agencies and instrumentalities) and
repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. government securities are not considered to be issued by members of any industry.
Summary of Principal Risks
As with any investment, you could lose all or part of your
investment in the Fund, and the Fund's performance could trail that of other investments. The Fund is subject to the principal risks noted below, any of which may adversely affect the Fund's net asset value per share (“NAV”), trading
price, yield, total return and ability to meet its investment objective.
Asset Class Risk.
Securities in the Underlying Index or in the Fund's portfolio may underperform in comparison to the general securities markets or other asset classes.
Concentration Risk.
To the extent that the Fund's investments are concentrated in a particular issuer, region, country, market, industry or asset class, the Fund may be susceptible to loss due to adverse
occurrences affecting that issuer, region, country, market, industry or asset
class.
Consumer Discretionary Sector Risk.
The consumer discretionary sector may be affected by changes in domestic and international economies, exchange and interest rates, competition, consumers' disposable income and consumer preferences,
social trends and marketing campaigns.
Currency Risk
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Because the Fund's NAV is determined in U.S. dollars, the Fund's NAV could decline if the currency of a non-U.S. market in which the Fund invests depreciates
against the U.S. dollar.
Equity Securities Risk
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Equity securities are subject to changes in value and their values may be more volatile than other asset classes.
Financial Sector Risk
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Performance of companies in the financial sector may be adversely impacted by many factors, including, among others, government regulations, economic conditions, credit rating downgrades, changes in
interest rates, and decreased liquidity in credit markets. This sector has experienced significant losses in the recent past, and the impact of more stringent capital requirements and of recent or future regulation on any individual financial
company or on the sector as a whole cannot be predicted.
Index-Related Risk.
There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to the Underlying Index and therefore achieve its investment objective. Market disruptions and regulatory restrictions
could have an adverse effect on the Fund’s ability to adjust its exposure to the required levels in order to track the Underlying Index. Errors in index data may occur from time to time and may not be identified and corrected for a period of
time, and may have an adverse impact on the Fund and its Shareholders.
Industrials Sector Risk.
The industrials sector may be affected by changes in the supply and demand for products and services, product obsolescence, claims for environmental damage or product liability and general economic
conditions, among other factors.
Issuer Risk
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Fund performance depends on the performance of individual securities to which the Fund has exposure. Changes in the financial condition or credit rating of an
issuer of those securities may cause the value of the securities to decline.
Management Risk
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As the Fund may not fully replicate the Underlying Index, it is subject to the risk that BFA's investment management strategy may not produce the intended results.
Market Risk
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The Fund could lose money over short periods due to short-term market movements and over longer periods during market downturns.
Market Trading Risk
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The Fund faces numerous market trading risks, including the potential lack of an active market for Fund shares, losses from trading in secondary markets, periods of high volatility and disruption in
the creation/redemption process of the Fund. ANY OF THESE FACTORS, AMONG OTHERS, MAY LEAD TO THE FUND'S SHARES TRADING AT A PREMIUM OR DISCOUNT TO NAV.
Non-Diversification Risk
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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 Fund's performance
may depend on the performance of a small number of issuers.
Non-U.S. Securities Risk
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Investments in the securities of non-U.S. issuers are subject to the risks associated with investing in those non-U.S. markets, such as heightened risks of inflation or nationalization. The Fund may
lose money due to political, economic and geographic events affecting a British issuer or market. The Fund is specifically exposed to
European Economic Risk
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Passive Investment Risk
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The Fund is not actively managed and BFA does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets.
Reliance on Trading Partners
Risk
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The Fund invests in a country whose economy is heavily dependent upon trading with key partners. Any reduction in this trading may have an adverse
impact on the Fund's investments. The Fund is specifically exposed to
European Economic Risk
and
U.S. Economic
Risk
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Risk of Investing in the United Kingdom
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Investments in British issuers may subject the Fund to regulatory, political, currency, security, and economic risk specific to the United Kingdom. The United
Kingdom has one of the largest economies in Europe, and the United States and other European countries are substantial trading partners of the United Kingdom. As a result, the British economy may be impacted by changes to the economic health of the
United States and other European countries. The British economy, along with certain other European Union (“EU”) economies,
experienced a significant economic slowdown during the recent financial
crisis; certain British financial institutions were severely under-capitalized and required government intervention to survive.
Securities Lending Risk.
The Fund may engage in securities lending. Securities lending involves the risk that the Fund may lose money because the borrower of the Fund's loaned securities fails to return the securities in a
timely manner or at all. The Fund could also lose money in the event of a decline in the value of the collateral provided for loaned securities or a decline in the value of any investments made with cash collateral. These events could also trigger
adverse tax consequences for the Fund.
Security Risk
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Some geographic areas in which the Fund invests have experienced security concerns. Incidents involving a country's or region's security may cause uncertainty
in these markets and may adversely affect their economies and the Fund's investments.
Small-Capitalization Companies Risk
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Compared to mid- and large-capitalization companies, small-capitalization companies may be less stable and more susceptible to adverse developments, and their
securities may be more volatile and less liquid.
Structural Risk
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Continued governmental involvement in certain sectors may stifle competition in certain sectors or cause adverse effects on economic growth. Northern Ireland's economy may be subject to considerable
degrees of economic, political and social instability.
Tracking Error Risk
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Tracking error is the divergence of the Fund’s performance from that of the Underlying Index. Tracking error may occur because of differences between the securities held in the Fund’s
portfolio and those included in the Underlying Index, pricing differences, transaction costs, the Fund’s holding of cash, differences in timing of the accrual of dividends, changes to the Underlying Index or the need to meet various new or
existing regulatory requirements. This risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions. Tracking error also may result because the Fund incurs fees and expenses, while the Underlying Index does
not.
Valuation
Risk
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The sale price the Fund could receive for a security may differ from the Fund's valuation of the security and may differ from the value used by
the Underlying Index, particularly for securities that trade in low volume or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. In addition, the value of the securities in the Fund's portfolio may change on days when shareholders
will not be able to purchase or sell the Fund's shares.
Performance Information
As of the date of the Fund's prospectus (the
“Prospectus”), the Fund has been in operation for less than one full calendar year and therefore does not report its performance information.
Management
Investment Adviser.
BlackRock
Fund Advisors.
Portfolio Managers.
Rene Casis, Diane Hsiung, Jennifer Hsui and Greg Savage (the “Portfolio Managers”) are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. Each Portfolio Manager supervises a portfolio
management team. Mr. Casis, Ms. Hsiung, Ms. Hsui and Mr. Savage have been Portfolio Managers of the Fund since 2012.
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
The Fund is an exchange-traded fund (commonly referred to as an
“ETF”). Individual Fund shares may only be purchased and sold on a national securities exchange through a broker-dealer. The price of Fund shares is based on market price, and because ETF shares trade at market prices rather than NAV,
shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (a premium) or less than NAV (a discount). The Fund will only issue or redeem shares that have been aggregated into blocks of 50,000 shares or multiples thereof (“Creation Units”) to
authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the Fund's distributor. The Fund generally will issue or redeem Creation Units in return for a designated portfolio of securities (and an amount of cash) that the Fund specifies each
day.
Tax Information
The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxable to
you as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account (“IRA” ).
Payments to Broker-Dealers and other Financial
Intermediaries
If you purchase shares of the Fund through
a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), BFA or other related companies may pay the intermediary for marketing activities and presentations, educational training programs, conferences, the development of technology platforms
and reporting systems or other services related to the sale or promotion of the Fund. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another
investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
For more information visit www.iShares.com or
call 1-800-474-2737
Investment Company Act file No.: 811-09729
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