485BPOS 1 d449189d485bpos.htm FORM 485BPOS WITH XBRL Form 485BPOS WITH XBRL

As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 16, 2013

Securities Act File No. 033-97598

Investment Company Act File No. 811-09102

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

   THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933      x   
   Pre-Effective Amendment No.      ¨   
   Post-Effective Amendment No. 273      x   
   and/or   
   REGISTRATION STATEMENT   
   UNDER   
   THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940      x   
   Amendment No. 275      x   

(Check appropriate box or boxes)

 

 

iShares, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

c/o State Street Bank and Trust Company

200 Clarendon Street

Boston, MA 02116

(Address of Principal Executive Office)(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code (415) 670-2000

The Corporation Trust Incorporated

351 West Camden Street

Baltimore, MD 21201

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

 

With Copies to:

MARGERY K. NEALE, ESQ.

WILLKIE FARR &GALLAGHER LLP

787 SEVENTH AVENUE

NEW YORK, NY 10019-6099

 

BENJAMIN J. HASKIN, ESQ.

WILLKIE FARR &

GALLAGHER LLP

1875 K STREET, N.W.

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006-1238

 

EDWARD BAER, ESQ.

BLACKROCK FUND ADVISORS

400 HOWARD STREET

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105


 

Continuous

(January 16, 2013)

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

 

  x immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
  ¨ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)
  ¨ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
  ¨ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
  ¨ 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
  ¨ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.

If appropriate, check the following box:

 

  ¨ This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

This filing relates solely to the following Funds, each a series of iShares, Inc.:

iShares MSCI All Country World Minimum Volatility Index Fund

iShares MSCI Australia Index Fund

iShares MSCI Austria Investable Market Index Fund

iShares MSCI Belgium Capped Investable Market Index Fund

iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund

iShares MSCI BRIC Index Fund

iShares MSCI Canada Index Fund

iShares MSCI Chile Investable Market Index Fund

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Asia Index Fund

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Consumer Discretionary Sector Index Fund

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Eastern Europe Index Fund

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets EMEA Index Fund

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Energy Sector Capped Index Fund

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Growth Index Fund

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility Index Fund

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap Index Fund

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Value Index Fund

iShares MSCI EMU Index Fund

iShares MSCI France Index Fund

iShares MSCI Frontier 100 Index Fund

iShares MSCI Germany Index Fund

iShares MSCI Global Agriculture Producers Fund

iShares MSCI Global Energy Producers Fund

iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners Fund

iShares MSCI Global Select Metals & Mining Producers Fund

iShares MSCI Global Silver Miners Fund

iShares MSCI Hong Kong Index Fund

iShares MSCI Israel Capped Investable Market Index Fund

iShares MSCI Italy Index Fund

iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund

iShares MSCI Japan Small Cap Index Fund

iShares MSCI Malaysia Index Fund


iShares MSCI Mexico Investable Market Index Fund

iShares MSCI Netherlands Investable Market Index Fund

iShares MSCI Pacific ex-Japan Index Fund

iShares MSCI Singapore Index Fund

iShares MSCI South Africa Index Fund

iShares MSCI South Korea Index Fund

iShares MSCI Spain Index Fund

iShares MSCI Sweden Index Fund

iShares MSCI Switzerland Index Fund

iShares MSCI Taiwan Index Fund

iShares MSCI Thailand Investable Market Index Fund

iShares MSCI Turkey Investable Market Index Fund

iShares MSCI United Kingdom Index Fund

iShares MSCI USA Index Fund

iShares MSCI World Index Fund


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it meets all the requirements for the effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 273 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of San Francisco and the State of California on the 16th day of January, 2013.

iSHARES, INC.

 

By:  

 

  Michael Latham*
  President and Director
  Date: January 16, 2013

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 273 to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

 

By:  

 

  Michael Latham*
  President and Director
  Date: January 16, 2013
 

 

  John E. Martinez*
  Director
  Date: January 16, 2013
 

 

  George G.C. Parker*
  Director
  Date: January 16, 2013
 

 

  Cecilia H. Herbert*
  Director
  Date: January 16, 2013
 

 

  Charles A. Hurty*
  Director
  Date: January 16, 2013


 

 

  John E. Kerrigan*
  Director
  Date: January 16, 2013
 

 

  Robert H. Silver*
  Director
  Date: January 16, 2013
 

 

  Robert S. Kapito*
  Director
  Date: January 16, 2013
 

 

  Madhav V. Rajan*
  Director
  Date: January 16, 2013
 

/s/ Jack Gee

  Jack Gee
  Treasurer
  Date: January 16, 2013
*By:  

/s/ Jack Gee

  Jack Gee
  Attorney-in-fact
  Date: January 16, 2013

 

* Powers of Attorney, each dated December 6, 2011, for Michael A. Latham, Charles A. Hurty, Cecilia H. Herbert, John E. Kerrigan, Robert H. Silver, George G.C. Parker, John E. Martinez, Madhav V. Rajan and Robert S. Kapito are incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 221, filed March 15, 2012.


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Index No.

  

Description of Exhibit

EX-101.INS    XBRL Instance Document
EX-101.SCH    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
EX-101.CAL    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
EX-101.DEF    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
EX-101.LAB    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase
EX-101.PRE    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase