485BPOS 1 f6130d1.htm FORM 485BPOS

  

As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 23, 2020 

   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. 2,366 

  

x

  

  

and/or 

  

  

  

  

REGISTRATION STATEMENT 

  

  

  

  

UNDER 

  

  

  

  

THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 

  

x

  

  

Amendment No. 2,366 

  

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 Lincoln Street 

Mail Stop SFC0805  

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  

(June 23, 2020) 

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:  

  

x

immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)  

  

o

on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)  

  

o

60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)  

  

o

on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)  

  

o

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 ESG Aware Aggressive Allocation ETF 

iShares ESG Aware Conservative Allocation ETF 

iShares ESG Aware Growth Allocation ETF 

iShares ESG Aware Moderate Allocation 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. 2,366 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 22nd day of June, 2020. 

iSHARES TRUST  

  

  

  

  

  

By: 

  

  

  

  

Armando Senra* 

  

  

President  

  

  

Date: June 22, 2020 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2,366 to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated. 

  

  

  

Salim Ramji* 

  

Trustee 

Date: June 22, 2020 

 

  

  

John E. Martinez* 

  

Trustee 

Date: June 22, 2020 

 

  

  

Cecilia H. Herbert* 

  

Trustee 

Date: June 22, 2020 

  

  

  

John E. Kerrigan* 

  

Trustee 

Date: June 22, 2020 

  

  

  

Robert S. Kapito* 

  

Trustee 

Date: June 22, 2020 

  

  

  

Madhav V. Rajan* 

  

Trustee 

Date: June 22, 2020 

  

  

  

Jane D. Carlin* 

  

Trustee 

Date: June 22, 2020 

  

_____________________________________________________________________ 

Drew E. Lawton* 

Trustee 

Date: June 22, 2020 

  

______________________________________________________________________ 

Richard L. Fagnani* 

Trustee 

Date: June 22, 2020 

  

/s/ Trent W. Walker 

  

Trent W. Walker* 

  

Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer 

Date: June 22, 2020 

 

 /s/ Trent W. Walker 

  

* By: Trent W. Walker 

  

Attorney-in-fact 

Date: June 22, 2020 

  

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Powers of Attorney, each dated January 1, 2020, 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 Trent W. Walker are incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2,257, filed January 9, 2020. 

 

  

  

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