As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on October 1, 2019

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	☒
Pre-Effective Amendment No.	☐
Post-Effective Amendment No. 2,192	☒
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940	☒
Amendment No. 2,192	☒

(Check appropriate box or boxes)

iShares Trust

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

c/o State Street Bank and Trust Company

1 Lincoln Street

Mail Stop SUM0703

Boston, MA 02111

(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

(October 1, 2019)

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

☒ 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 Fund, a series of iShares Trust:

iShares iBonds Dec 2029 Term Corporate ETF

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. 2,192 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 30^th day of September, 2019.

iSHARES TRUST

By:
	Armando Senra*
	President
	Date: September 30, 2019

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2,192 to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

Salim Ramji*

Trustee

Date: September 30, 2019

John E. Martinez*

Trustee

Date: September 30, 2019

Cecilia H. Herbert*

Trustee

Date: September 30, 2019

John E. Kerrigan*

Trustee

Date: September 30, 2019

Robert S. Kapito*

Trustee

Date: September 30, 2019

Madhav V. Rajan*

Trustee

Date: September 30, 2019

Jane D. Carlin*

Trustee

Date: September 30, 2019

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Drew E. Lawton*

Trustee

Date: September 30, 2019

Richard L. Fagnani*

Trustee

Date: September 30, 2019

/s/ Neal J. Andrews

Neal J. Andrews*

Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Date: September 30, 2019

/s/ Neal J. Andrews

* By: Neal J. Andrews

Attorney-in-fact

Date: September 30, 2019

* Powers of Attorney, each dated September 13, 2019, for Armando Senra, Salim Ramji, Jane D. Carlin, Cecilia H. Herbert, John E. Kerrigan, John E. Martinez, Madhav V. Rajan, Robert S. Kapito, Drew E. Lawton, Richard L. Fagnani and Neal J. Andrews are incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2,179, filed September 16, 2019.

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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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