0001193125-19-177642.txt : 20190620 0001193125-19-177642.hdr.sgml : 20190620 20190620171057 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-19-177642 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20190620 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20190620 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20190620 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: iSHARES TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001100663 IRS NUMBER: 943351276 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-92935 FILM NUMBER: 19909170 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 400 HOWARD STREET CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94105 BUSINESS PHONE: (415) 670-2000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 400 HOWARD STREET CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94105 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ISHARES TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19991213 0001100663 S000045087 iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol Asia ex Japan ETF C000140144 iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol Asia ex Japan ETF AXJV 0001100663 S000052534 iShares Adaptive Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF C000164988 iShares Adaptive Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF DEZU 0001100663 S000052535 iShares Adaptive Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF C000164989 iShares Adaptive Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF DEWJ 0001100663 S000058298 iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF C000191088 iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF MLQD 0001100663 S000058299 iShares 10+ Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF C000191089 iShares 10+ Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF LLQD 497 1 d743120d497.htm FORM 497 Form 497

iShares®

iShares Trust (the “Trust”)

Supplement dated June 20, 2019 (the “Supplement”)

to the Summary Prospectuses, Prospectuses and

Statements of Additional Information (“SAIs”) for the

iShares 10+ Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LLQD),

iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (MLQD),

iShares Adaptive Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF (DEZU) and

iShares Adaptive Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (DEWJ)

(each, a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”)

The information in this Supplement updates information in, and should be read in conjunction with, the Summary Prospectus, Prospectus and SAI for each Fund.

On June 19, 2019, the Board of Trustees of the Trust unanimously voted to close and liquidate the Funds. After the close of business on August 20, 2019, the Funds will no longer accept creation orders. Trading in the Funds will be halted prior to market open on August 21, 2019. Proceeds of the liquidation are currently scheduled to be sent to shareholders on August 26, 2019.

When each Fund is in the process of liquidating its portfolio, which is anticipated to commence prior to August 21, 2019, the Fund will hold cash and securities that may not be consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and strategies and is likely to incur higher tracking error than is typical for the Fund. Furthermore, during the time between market open on August 21, 2019 and August 26, 2019, because shares will not be traded on Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (“Cboe BZX”), we cannot assure you that there will be a trading market for your shares.

Shareholders may sell their holdings of a Fund on Cboe BZX until the market close on August 20, 2019 and may incur the usual and customary brokerage commissions associated with the sale of Fund shares. At the time the liquidation of a Fund is complete, shares of the Fund will be individually redeemed. If you still hold shares of a Fund on August 26, 2019, the Fund will automatically redeem your shares for cash based on the net asset value as of the close of business on August 20, 2019, which will include any dividends or distributions calculated as of that date.

If you are subject to federal income tax, the liquidation of a Fund will result in one or more taxable events for you. A sale or exchange of Fund

shares prior to the liquidation will generally give rise to a capital gain or loss to you for federal income tax purposes. In connection with the liquidation, a Fund may declare taxable distributions of its investment income and/or taxable distributions of its net capital gain. Any liquidation proceeds paid to you should generally be treated as received by you in exchange for your shares and will therefore generally give rise to a capital gain or loss depending on your tax basis. Please consult your personal tax advisor about the potential tax consequences.

If you have any questions, please call 1-800-iShares (1-800-474-2737).

 

iShares® is a registered trademark of BlackRock Fund Advisors and its affiliates.

IS-A-FC1-0619

 

 

PLEASE RETAIN THIS SUPPLEMENT

FOR FUTURE REFERENCE

iShares®  

iShares Trust (the “Trust”)

Supplement dated June 20, 2019 (the “Supplement”)

to the Summary Prospectus, Prospectus and

Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) for the

iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol Asia ex Japan ETF (AXJV)

(the “Fund”)

The information in this Supplement updates information in, and should be read in conjunction with, the Summary Prospectus, Prospectus and SAI for the Fund.

On June 19, 2019, the Board of Trustees of the Trust unanimously voted to close and liquidate the Fund. After the close of business on August 20, 2019, the Fund will no longer accept creation orders. Trading in the Fund will be halted prior to market open on August 21, 2019. Proceeds of the liquidation are currently scheduled to be sent to shareholders on August 26, 2019.

When the Fund is in the process of liquidating its portfolio, which is anticipated to commence prior to August 21, 2019, the Fund will hold cash and securities that may not be consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and strategies and is likely to incur higher tracking error than is typical for the Fund. Furthermore, during the time between market open on August 21, 2019 and August 26, 2019, because shares will not be traded on NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”), we cannot assure you that there will be a trading market for your shares.

Shareholders may sell their holdings of the Fund on NYSE Arca until the market close on August 20, 2019 and may incur the usual and customary brokerage commissions associated with the sale of Fund shares. At the time the liquidation of the Fund is complete, shares of the Fund will be individually redeemed. If you still hold shares of the Fund on August 26, 2019, the Fund will automatically redeem your shares for cash based on the net asset value as of the close of business on August 20, 2019, which will include any dividends or distributions calculated as of that date.

If you are subject to federal income tax, the liquidation of the Fund will result in one or more taxable events for you. A sale or exchange of Fund shares prior to the liquidation will generally give rise to a capital gain or loss to you for federal income tax purposes. In connection with the liquidation, the Fund may declare taxable distributions of its investment

income and/or taxable distributions of its net capital gain. Any liquidation proceeds paid to you should generally be treated as received by you in exchange for your shares and will therefore generally give rise to a capital gain or loss depending on your tax basis. Please consult your personal tax advisor about the potential tax consequences.

If you have any questions, please call 1-800-iShares (1-800-474-2737).

 

iShares® is a registered trademark of BlackRock Fund Advisors and its affiliates.

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PLEASE RETAIN THIS SUPPLEMENT

FOR FUTURE REFERENCE