<ARTICLE> 6
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial
information extracted from iShares Trust
financial statements at October 31, 2000
and is qualified in its entirety by reference
to such financial statements.


   <NUMBER> 24
   <NAME> Dow Jones U. S. Consumer Non-Cyclical Sector

                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          APR-30-2001
<PERIOD-END>                               OCT-31-2000
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST>                      14,151,965
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE>                     14,881,614
<RECEIVABLES>                                  76,208
<ASSETS-OTHER>                                      0
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS>                                0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                             14,957,822
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES>                       59,841
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT>                             0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES>                      13,624
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES>                            73,465
<SENIOR-EQUITY>                                     0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON>                   14,258,218
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK>                         350,000
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR>                               0
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT>                       9,299
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII>                              0
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS>                      (112,809)
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS>                            0
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC>                      729,649
<NET-ASSETS>                               14,884,357
<DIVIDEND-INCOME>                              83,633
<INTEREST-INCOME>                                 275
<OTHER-INCOME>                                      0
<EXPENSES-NET>                                 29,168
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME>                        54,740
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT>                     (112,809)
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT>                     729,649
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS>                         671,580
<EQUALIZATION>                                      0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME>                      45,441
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS>                            0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER>                               0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD>                       350,000
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED>                         0
<SHARES-REINVESTED>                                 0
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS>                     14,884,357
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR>                             0
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR>                           0
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR>                             0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR>                          0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES>                          29,168
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                  0
<GROSS-EXPENSE>                                29,168
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS>                       12,600,564
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN>                           40.83
<PER-SHARE-NII>                                  0.16
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC>                          1.67
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND>                             0.00
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS>                        0.13
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL>                                0
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END>                             42.53
<EXPENSE-RATIO>                                  0.60