<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> 28
   <NAME> Dow Jones U. S. Healthcare Sector Index Fund

                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          APR-30-2001
<PERIOD-END>                               OCT-31-2000
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST>                      32,290,171
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE>                     34,155,741
<RECEIVABLES>                                  22,391
<ASSETS-OTHER>                                      0
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS>                                0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                             34,178,132
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES>                            0
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT>                             0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES>                      30,879
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES>                            30,879
<SENIOR-EQUITY>                                     0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON>                   31,144,460
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK>                         500,000
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR>                               0
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT>                      (7,058)
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII>                              0
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS>                     1,144,281
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS>                            0
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC>                    1,865,570
<NET-ASSETS>                               34,147,253
<DIVIDEND-INCOME>                              74,353
<INTEREST-INCOME>                                 595
<OTHER-INCOME>                                      0
<EXPENSES-NET>                                 58,399
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME>                        16,549
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT>                    1,144,281
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT>                   1,865,570
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS>                       3,026,400
<EQUALIZATION>                                      0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME>                      23,607
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS>                            0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER>                               0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD>                       650,000
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED>                  (150,000)
<SHARES-REINVESTED>                                 0
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS>                     34,147,253
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR>                             0
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR>                           0
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR>                             0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR>                          0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES>                          58,399
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                  0
<GROSS-EXPENSE>                                58,399
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS>                       25,258,904
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN>                           59.53
<PER-SHARE-NII>                                  0.04
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC>                          8.77
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND>                             0.00
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS>                        0.05
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL>                                0
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END>                             68.29
<EXPENSE-RATIO>                                  0.60