Exhibit (j)

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-1A of iShares Trust of our reports dated June 19, 2020, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights, which appear in iShares Cohen & Steers REIT ETF, iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF, iShares Core High Dividend ETF, iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF, iShares Dow Jones U.S. ETF, iShares Global REIT 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 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. Dividend and Buyback 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 and iShares U.S. Utilities ETFs’ Annual Reports on Form N-CSR for the year ended April 30, 2020. We also consent to the references to us under the headings “Financial Statements”, “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” and “Financial Highlights” in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, PA

August 26, 2020