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 24, 2025, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights of the funds listed in Appendix A, which appear in iShares Trust’s Certified Shareholder Reports on Form N-CSR for the year ended April 30, 2025. 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, Pennsylvania

August 21, 2025

Appendix A

iShares Trust

1. iShares Core Dividend ETF

2. iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF

3. iShares Core High Dividend ETF

4. iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF

5. iShares Dow Jones U.S. ETF

6. iShares Environmentally Aware Real Estate ETF

7. iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF

8. iShares MSCI USA ESG Select ETF*

9. iShares Global Clean Energy ETF

10. iShares Global REIT ETF

11. iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF

12. iShares International Select Dividend ETF

13. iShares Morningstar Growth ETF

14. iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF

15. iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETF

16. iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Value ETF

17. iShares Morningstar Small-Cap ETF

18. iShares Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF

19. iShares Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF

20. iShares Morningstar U.S. Equity ETF

21. iShares Morningstar Value ETF

22. iShares Select Dividend ETF

23. iShares Select U.S. REIT ETF

24. iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF

25. iShares U.S. Consumer Discretionary ETF

26. iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF

27. iShares U.S. Energy ETF

28. iShares U.S. Financial Services ETF

29. iShares U.S. Financials ETF

30. iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF

31. iShares U.S. Industrials ETF

32. iShares U.S. Technology ETF

33. iShares U.S. Transportation ETF

34. iShares U.S. Utilities ETF

*Effective June 2, 2025, fund name changed to iShares ESG Optimized MSCI USA ETF

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