485BPOS 1 d232367d485bpos.htm 485BPOS XBRL 485BPOS XBRL

As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 19, 2016

Securities Act File No. 333-92935

Investment Company Act File No. 811-09729

 

 

 

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. 1,677   x

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

      THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940   x
      Amendment No. 1,677   x
      (Check appropriate box or boxes)  

 

 

iShares Trust

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

c/o State Street Bank and Trust Company

1 Iron Street

Boston, MA 02210

(Address of Principal Executive Office)(Zip Code)

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

The Corporation Trust Company

1209 Orange Street

Wilmington, DE 19801

(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		  

DEEPA DAMRE, ESQ.

BLACKROCK FUND

ADVISORS

400 HOWARD STREET

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105

 

 

Continuous

(September 19, 2016)

 

 

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 Trust:

 

iShares Cohen & Steers REIT ETF

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF

iShares Core High Dividend ETF

iShares Dow Jones U.S. ETF

iShares Europe Developed Real Estate ETF

iShares Global REIT ETF

iShares Human Rights ETF

iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF

iShares International Select Dividend ETF

iShares Morningstar Large-Cap ETF

iShares Morningstar Large-Cap Growth ETF

iShares Morningstar Large-Cap Value ETF

iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF

iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETF

iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Value ETF

iShares Morningstar Small-Cap ETF

iShares Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF

iShares Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF

iShares MSCI KLD 400 Social ETF

iShares MSCI USA ESG Select ETF

iShares Real Estate 50 ETF

iShares Select Dividend ETF

iShares Transportation Average ETF

iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF

iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF

iShares U.S. Consumer Services ETF

iShares U.S. Energy ETF

iShares U.S. Financial Services ETF

iShares U.S. Financials ETF

iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF

iShares U.S. Industrials ETF

iShares U.S. Technology ETF

iShares U.S. Utilities ETF

 

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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. 1,677 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 September, 2016.

 

iSHARES TRUST
By:  

 

  Manish Mehta*
  President
  Date: September 16, 2016

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1,677 to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

 

Mark Wiedman*

Trustee
Date: September 16, 2016

 

John E. Martinez*

Trustee
Date: September 16, 2016

 

Cecilia H. Herbert*

Trustee
Date: September 16, 2016

 

Charles A. Hurty*

Trustee
Date: September 16, 2016

 

John E. Kerrigan*

Trustee
Date: September 16, 2016

 

Robert S. Kapito*

Trustee
Date: September 16, 2016

 

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Madhav V. Rajan*

Trustee
Date: September 16, 2016

 

Jane D. Carlin*

Trustee
Date: September 16, 2016

/s/ Jack Gee

Jack Gee**
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Date: September 16, 2016

/s/ Jack Gee

* By: Jack Gee
Attorney-in-fact
Date: September 16, 2016

 

* Powers of Attorney, each dated March 25, 2015, for Manish Mehta, Jane D. Carlin, Mark Wiedman, Charles A. Hurty, Cecilia H. Herbert, John E. Kerrigan, John E. Martinez, Madhav V. Rajan and Robert S. Kapito are incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1,490, filed August 6, 2015.
** Power of Attorney, dated March 24, 2016, for Jack Gee is incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1,616, filed April 19, 2016.

 

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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

 

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