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The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.

As of 1/5/2009
As of 12/31/2008
 
Global
0.50%
$47,458
Asia
0.74%
$10,631
Asia
0.74%
$6,494,633
Y
Global
0.35%
$283,908
Y
Global
0.35%
$334,140
Y
Asia
**0.74%
$499,225
Asia
0.52%
$508,583
Y
Europe
0.52%
$78,926
Europe
0.52%
$51,321
Americas
0.63%
$4,045,531
Y
Global
0.72%
$122,954
Americas
0.52%
$1,171,774
Y
Global
0.40%
$1,078,924
Global
0.34%
$32,637,854
Y
Global
0.40%
$1,092,324
Y
Europe
0.52%
$823,097
Y
Europe
0.52%
$155,034
Europe
0.52%
$356,999
Y
Asia
0.52%
$1,205,958
Y
Asia
0.63%
$95,325
Europe
0.52%
$115,288
Asia
0.52%
$5,614,010
Y
Asia
0.52%
$335,063
Y
Americas
0.52%
$560,487
Y
Europe
0.52%
$104,104
Asia
0.50%
$1,972,180
Y
Asia
0.52%
$841,136
Africa/M
0.63%
$337,187
Y
Asia
0.63%
$1,277,093
Y
Europe
0.52%
$244,665
Y
Europe
0.51%
$121,169
Y
Europe
0.52%
$285,443
Y
Asia
0.63%
$1,329,392
Y
Asia
0.63%
$22,587
Asia
0.63%
$77,439
Europe
0.52%
$511,511
Y
Asia
0.50%
$45,406
Europe
0.60%
$1,267,604
Y
Global
0.40%
$905,755
Y
Global
0.48%
$48,321
Global
0.48%
$14,732
Global
0.48%
$207,805
Global
0.48%
$620,649
Y
Global
0.48%
$184,940
Y
Global
0.48%
$588,128
Y
Global
0.48%
$73,865
Global
0.48%
$173,349
Global
0.48%
$218,828
Global
0.48%
$6,505
Global
0.48%
$284,651
Y
Global
0.48%
$249,689
Y
Global
0.48%
$13,084
Global
0.48%
$204,407
Americas
0.50%
$1,244,952
Y
Asia
0.50%
$108,949
Y
Carefully consider the funds' investment objectives, risk factors, and charges and expenses before investing. This and other information can be found in the funds' prospectuses, which may be obtained by calling 1-800-iShares or click here to view or download a prospectus. Read the prospectus carefully before investing.

* "Management Fees" are fees paid to Barclays Global Fund Advisors (BGFA), the Fund's investment advisor. A Fund may also incur indirect expenses on its investments, if any, in other investment companies. Please see the Fund's prospectus for more information on such expenses.

In addition to the management fees shown, the total expenses for the iShares Barclays Aggregate Bond Fund (AGG) and iShares Barclays MBS Bond Fund (MBB) include “acquired fund fees and expenses” of 0.04% and 0.11%, respectively, which are related to the funds' investments in the BGI Prime Money Market Fund (the “money market fund”). The total annual fund operating expenses for AGG and MBB are 0.24% and 0.36%, respectively. “Acquired fund fees and expenses” represent the funds' pro rata share of the fees and expenses charged by the money market fund and may vary based on the funds' allocation of assets to the annualized net expenses of the money market fund. Annual operating expenses do not include the effect of interest earned by investments in the money market fund, which is expected to offset the money market fund's fees and expenses.

An investment in the fund(s) is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. Prior to buying or selling an option, a person must receive a copy of Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options. Copies of this document may be obtained from your broker, from any exchange on which options are traded or by contacting The Options Clearing Corporation, One North Wacker Dr., Suite 500 Chicago, IL 60606 (1-800-678-4667). The document contains information on options issued by The Options Clearing Corporation. The document discusses exchange-traded options issued by The Options Clearing Corporation and is intended for educational purposes. No statement in the document should be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell a security or to provide investment advice.

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Index returns are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent actual iShares performance. Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs or expenses. Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

The iShares Funds ("Funds") are distributed by SEI Investments Distribution Co. (SEI). Barclays Global Fund Advisors (BGFA) serves as the investment advisor to the Funds. BGFA is a subsidiary of Barclays Global Investors, N.A., a majority-owned subsidiary of Barclays Bank PLC, none of which is affiliated with SEI.

The iShares Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold or promoted by Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc., Dow Jones & Company, Inc., European Public Real Estate Association ("EPRA®"), FTSE International Limited ("FTSE"), FTSE/Xinhua Index Limited ("FXI"), iBoxx®, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., KLD Research & Analytics, Inc., MSCI Inc., Morningstar Inc., The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc., National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("NAREIT"), New York Stock Exchange, Inc., Frank Russell Company, or Standard & Poor's, nor are they sponsored or endorsed by Barclays Capital. None of these companies make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Funds. Neither SEI nor Barclays Global Investors, nor any of their affiliates, are affiliated with the companies listed above except Barclays Capital, which is an affiliate of Barclays Global Investors.

FXI does not make any warranty regarding the FTSE/Xinhua Index. All rights in the FTSE/Xinhua index vest in FXI. Neither FTSE nor NAREIT makes any warranty regarding the FTSE NAREIT Real Estate 50 Index, FTSE NAREIT Residential Index, FTSE NAREIT Retail Index, FTSE NAREIT Mortgage REITs Index or FTSE NAREIT Industrial/Office Index; all rights vest in NAREIT. Neither FTSE nor NAREIT makes any warranty regarding the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global Real Estate ex-US Index, FTSE EPRA/NAREIT North America Index, FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Europe Index, or FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Asia Index; all rights vest in FTSE, NAREIT, and EPRA. All rights in the FTSE Developed Small Cap ex-North America Index vest in FTSE. "FTSE" is a trade- and servicemark of London Stock Exchange and The Financial Times Limited; "NAREIT®" is a trademark of NAREIT; "EPRA®" is a trademark of EPRA. "Xinhua" is a trade- and servicemark of Xinhua Financial Network Limited.


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