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January 1, 2013
(as revised May 24, 2013)
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2013 Summary Prospectus
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund
EEM • NYSE ARCA
Before
you invest, you may want to review the Fund’s prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund’s prospectus (including amendments and supplements) and other information about the Fund,
including the Fund’s statement of additional information and shareholder report, online at http://us.ishares.com/prospectus. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 1-800-iShares (1-800-474-2737) or by sending an e-mail request
to iSharesETFs@blackrock.com, or from your financial professional. The Fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information, both dated January 1, 2013, as amended and supplemented from time to time, are incorporated by reference into
(legally made a part of) this Summary Prospectus.
The Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”) has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
iSHARES
®
MSCI EMERGING MARKETS
INDEX FUND
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Ticker: EEM
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Stock Exchange: NYSE Arca
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Investment Objective
The
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (the “Underlying Index”).
Fees and Expenses
The following table describes
the fees and expenses that you will incur if you own shares of the Fund. The investment advisory agreement between iShares, Inc. (the “Company”) and BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”)
provides that BFA will pay all operating expenses of the Fund, except interest expenses, taxes, brokerage expenses, future distribution fees or expenses, and extraordinary expenses. “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses” reflect the Fund’s
pro rata
share of the fees and expenses incurred by investing in other investment companies. The impact of Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses is included in the total returns of the Fund. Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are not used to calculate
the Fund’s net asset value per share (“NAV”) and are not included in the calculation of the ratio of expenses to average net assets shown in the
Financial Highlights
section of the Fund’s prospectus (the
“Prospectus”). BFA, the investment adviser to the Fund, has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fees in an amount equal to the Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses attributable to the Fund’s investments in other
iShares funds through June 30, 2014. The contractual waiver may be terminated prior to June 30, 2014 only upon written agreement of the Company and BFA. During the most recently completed fiscal year, the amount of such expenses incurred
and fees waived rounded to 0.00%.
You may also incur usual and customary brokerage commissions when buying or selling shares of the Fund, which are not
reflected in the example that follows:
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(ongoing expenses that you pay each year as a
percentage of the value of your investments)
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Management
Fees
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Distribution and
Service (12b-1)
Fees
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Other
Expenses
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Acquired
Fund
Fees and
Expenses
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Total Annual
Fund
Operating
Expenses
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Fee
Waiver
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Total Annual
Fund
Operating
Expenses
After
Fee
Waiver
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0.69%
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None
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None
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0.00%
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0.69%
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(0.00)%
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0.69%
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Example.
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of owning shares of the Fund with the cost of investing in
other funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then sell all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5%
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return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
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1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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$70
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$221
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$384
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$859
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Portfolio Turnover.
The Fund may pay transaction costs,
such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account.
These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 15% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
The Underlying
Index is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets. As of June 30, 2012, the Underlying Index consisted of the following 21 emerging market indexes: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, the Czech Republic, Egypt,
Hungary, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Turkey. Components primarily include energy, financial, information technology and materials companies. The
components of the Underlying Index, and the degree to which these components represent certain industries, may change over time.
BFA uses a
“passive” or indexing approach to try to achieve the Fund’s investment objective. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund does not try to “beat” the index it tracks and does not seek temporary defensive positions when
markets decline or appear overvalued.
Indexing may eliminate the chance that the Fund will substantially outperform the Underlying Index but also may
reduce some of the risks of active management, such as poor security selection. Indexing seeks to achieve lower costs and better after-tax performance by keeping portfolio turnover low in comparison to actively managed investment companies.
BFA uses a representative sampling indexing strategy to manage the Fund. “Representative sampling” is an indexing strategy that involves
investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Underlying Index. The securities selected are expected to have, in the aggregate, investment characteristics (based on factors such as
market capitalization and industry weightings), fundamental characteristics (such as return variability and yield) and liquidity measures similar to those of the Underlying Index. The Fund may or may not hold all of the securities in the Underlying
Index.
The Fund generally invests at least 90% of its assets in the securities of its Underlying Index and in depositary receipts representing
securities in its Underlying Index. The Fund may invest
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the remainder of its assets in other securities, including securities not in the Underlying Index, but which BFA believes will help the Fund track the Underlying Index, and in other investments,
including futures contracts, options on futures contracts, other types of options and swaps related to its Underlying Index, as well as cash and cash equivalents, including shares of money market funds advised by BFA or its affiliates. BFA will
waive portfolio management fees in an amount equal to the portfolio management fees of such other iShares funds for any portion of the Fund’s assets invested in shares of such other funds.
The Fund invests all of its assets that are invested in India in a wholly owned subsidiary located in the Republic of Mauritius (the “Subsidiary”). BFA
serves as investment adviser to both the Fund and the Subsidiary. Unless otherwise indicated, the term “Fund,” as used in this Prospectus, means the Fund and/ or the Subsidiary, as applicable.
The Fund may lend securities representing up to one-third of the value of the Fund’s total assets (including the value of the collateral received).
The Underlying Index is sponsored by an organization (the “Index Provider”) that is independent of the Fund and BFA. The Index Provider determines the
composition and relative weightings of the securities in the Underlying Index and publishes information regarding the market value of the Underlying Index. The Fund’s Index Provider is MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”).
Industry Concentration Policy.
The Fund will concentrate its investments (
i.e.
, hold 25% or more of its total assets) in a particular industry or
group of industries, which may include large-, mid- or small-capitalization companies, to approximately the same extent that the Underlying Index is concentrated. For purposes of this limitation, securities of the U.S. government (including its
agencies and instrumentalities) and repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. government securities are not considered to be issued by members of any industry.
Summary of Principal Risks
As with any investment, you could lose all or part of your investment in the Fund,
and the Fund’s performance could trail that of other investments. The Fund is subject to the principal risks noted below, any of which may adversely affect the Fund’s NAV, trading price, yield, total return and ability to meet its
investment objective.
Asset Class Risk
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Securities in the Underlying Index or in the Fund’s portfolio may underperform in
comparison to the general securities markets or other asset classes.
Commodity Exposure Risk
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The Fund invests in economies that
are susceptible to fluctuations in certain commodity markets. Any negative changes in commodity markets could have an adverse impact on those economies.
Concentration Risk
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To the extent that the Fund’s investments are concentrated in a particular issuer, region, country, market, industry
or asset class, the Fund may be susceptible to loss due to adverse occurrences affecting that issuer, region, country, market, industry or asset class.
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Currency Risk
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Because the Fund’s NAV is determined in U.S. dollars, the Fund’s NAV
could decline if the currency of a non-U.S. market in which the Fund invests depreciates against the U.S. dollar.
Custody Risk
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Less developed markets are more likely to experience problems with the clearing and settling of trades and the holding of securities by local banks, agents and depositories.
Energy Sector Risk.
The value of securities issued by companies in the energy sector may decline for many reasons, including, without limitation, changes in energy prices, government regulations,
energy conservation efforts and potential civil liabilities.
Equity Securities Risk
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Equity securities are subject to changes in
value and their values may be more volatile than other asset classes.
Financial Sector Risk
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Performance of companies in the
financial sector may be adversely impacted by many factors, including, among others, government regulations, economic conditions, credit rating downgrades, changes in interest rates, and decreased liquidity in credit markets. This sector has
experienced significant losses in the recent past, and the impact of more stringent capital requirements and of recent or future regulation on any individual financial company or on the sector as a whole cannot be predicted.
Geographic Risk
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A natural or other disaster could occur in a geographic region in which the Fund invests, which could affect the economy or
particular business operations of companies in the specific geographic region, causing an adverse impact on the Fund’s investments in the affected region.
Index-Related Risk.
There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation to the Underlying Index and therefore achieve its investment objective. Market disruptions and
regulatory restrictions are likely to have an adverse effect on the Fund’s ability to adjust its exposure to the required levels in order to track the Underlying Index.
Information Technology Sector Risk.
Information technology companies face intense competition and potentially rapid product obsolescence. They are also heavily dependent on intellectual property
rights and may be adversely affected by loss or impairment of those rights.
Issuer Risk
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Fund performance depends on the
performance of individual securities to which the Fund has exposure. Changes in the financial condition or credit rating of an issuer of those securities may cause the value of the securities to decline.
Management Risk
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As the Fund may not fully replicate the Underlying Index, it is subject to the risk that BFA’s investment management
strategy may not produce the intended results.
Market Risk
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The Fund could lose money over short periods due to short-term market
movements and over longer periods during market downturns.
Market Trading Risk
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The Fund faces numerous market trading risks,
including the potential lack of an active market for Fund shares, losses from trading in secondary markets, periods of high volatility and disruption in the creation/redemption process of the Fund. ANY OF THESE FACTORS, AMONG OTHERS, MAY LEAD TO THE
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SHARES TRADING AT A PREMIUM OR DISCOUNT TO NAV.
Materials Sector Risk
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Companies in the materials sector may be adversely impacted by the volatility of commodity prices, exchange rates, depletion of resources, over-production, litigation and government regulations, among other factors.
Non-U.S. Securities Risk
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Investments in the securities of non-U.S. issuers are subject to the risks associated with investing in those
non-U.S. markets, such as heightened risks of inflation or nationalization. The Fund may lose money due to political, economic and geographic events affecting a non-U.S. issuer or market. The Fund is specifically exposed to
Asian Economic Risk
and
Central and South American Economic Risk
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Passive Investment Risk
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The Fund is not actively managed and BFA does not
attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets.
Privatization Risk
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Some countries in
which the Fund invests have privatized, or have begun the process of privatizing, certain entities and industries. Privatized entities may lose money or be re-nationalized.
Reliance on Trading Partners Risk
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The Fund invests in countries whose economies are heavily dependent upon trading with key partners. Any reduction in this trading may have an adverse impact
on the Fund’s investments. The Fund is specifically exposed to
Asian Economic Risk
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Central and South American Economic Risk
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European
Economic Risk
and
U.S. Economic Risk
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Risk of Investing in Emerging Markets
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The Fund’s investments in emerging markets may be subject to a greater risk of loss than
investments in more developed markets. Emerging markets may be more likely to experience inflation risk, political turmoil and rapid changes in economic conditions than more developed markets. Emerging markets often have less uniformity in
accounting and reporting requirements, unreliable securities valuation and greater risk associated with custody of securities.
Risk of Investing
in India
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Investments in Indian issuers involves risks that are specific to India, including legal, regulatory, political and economic risks. The securities markets in India are relatively underdeveloped and may subject the Fund to
higher transaction costs or greater uncertainty than investments in more developed securities markets.
Risk of Investing in Russia.
Investing in Russian securities involves significant risks, including legal, regulatory and economic risks that are specific to Russia. In addition, investing in Russian securities involves risks associated with the settlement of portfolio
transactions and loss of the Fund’s ownership rights in its portfolio securities, as a result of the system of share registration and custody in Russia.
Securities Lending Risk.
The Fund may engage in securities lending. Securities lending involves the risk that the Fund may lose money because the borrower of the Fund’s loaned securities fails to
return the securities in a timely manner or at all. The Fund could also lose money in the event of a decline in the value of the collateral provided for loaned securities or a decline in the value of any
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investments made with cash collateral. These events could also trigger adverse tax consequences for the Fund.
Securities Market Risk.
Non-U.S. securities markets may trade a small number of securities and may be unable to respond effectively to increases in trading volume, potentially making prompt
liquidation of holdings difficult or impossible at times.
Security Risk
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Some countries and regions in which the Fund invests have
experienced security concerns. Incidents involving a country’s or region’s security may cause uncertainty in these markets and may adversely affect their economies and the Fund’s investments.
Structural Risk
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The countries in which the Fund invests may be subject to considerable degrees of economic, political and social instability.
Tracking Error Risk
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Tracking error is the divergence of the Fund’s performance from that of the Underlying Index. Tracking
error may occur because of differences between the securities held in the Fund’s portfolio and those included in the Underlying Index, pricing differences, transaction costs, the Fund’s holding of cash, differences in timing of the accrual
of dividends, changes to the Underlying Index or the need to meet various new or existing regulatory requirements. This risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or other unusual market conditions. Tracking error also may
result because the Fund incurs fees and expenses, while the Underlying Index does not. BFA EXPECTS THAT THE FUND MAY EXPERIENCE HIGHER TRACKING ERROR THAN IS TYPICAL FOR SIMILAR INDEX EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS.
Treaty/Tax Risk
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The Fund and the Subsidiary rely on the Double Tax Avoidance Agreement between India and Mauritius (“DTAA”) for
relief from certain Indian taxes. Treaty renegotiation (particularly to introduce a limitation of benefit clause) or recent legislative changes may result in the Fund withdrawing from the Subsidiary, which may result in higher taxes and/or lower
returns for the Fund.
Valuation Risk
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The sale price the Fund could receive for a security may differ from the Fund’s
valuation of the security and may differ from the value used by the Underlying Index, particularly for securities that trade in low volume or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. In addition, the value of the
securities in the Fund’s portfolio may change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or sell the Fund’s shares.
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Performance Information
The bar chart and table that follow show how the Fund has performed on a calendar year basis and provide an indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. Both assume that all dividends and distributions have
been reinvested in the Fund. Past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Supplemental information about the Fund’s performance is shown under the heading
Total Return
Information
in the
Supplemental Information
section of the Prospectus. If BFA had not waived certain Fund fees during certain periods, the Fund’s returns would have been lower.
Year by Year Returns
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(Years Ended December 31)
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The Fund’s total return for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was
11.14%.
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The best calendar quarter return during the periods shown above was 31.57% in the 2nd quarter of 2009; the worst was -26.18%
in the 4th quarter of 2008.
Updated performance information is available at www.iShares.com or by calling 1-800-iShares (1-800-474-2737) (toll free).
Average Annual Total Returns
(for the periods ended December 31, 2011)
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One Year
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Five Year
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Since Fund
Inception
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(Inception Date: 4/7/2003)
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Return Before Taxes
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-18.87
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1.68
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16.63
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Return After Taxes on Distributions
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-18.91
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1.61
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16.55
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Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
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-11.71
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1.65
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15.24
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MSCI Emerging Markets Index
(Index returns do not reflect deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)
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-18.42
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2.40
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16.96
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After-tax returns in the table above are calculated using the historical highest individual U.S. federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact
of state or local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and after-tax returns shown are not relevant to tax-exempt investors or investors who hold shares through
tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). Fund returns after taxes on distributions and sales of Fund shares are calculated assuming that an investor has sufficient capital gains
of the same character from other investments to offset any capital losses from the sale of Fund shares. As a result, Fund returns after taxes on distributions and sales of Fund shares may exceed Fund returns before taxes and/or
returns after taxes on distributions.
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Management
Investment Adviser.
BlackRock Fund Advisors.
Portfolio
Managers.
Christopher Bliss, Rene Casis, Diane Hsiung, Jennifer Hsui and Greg Savage (the “Portfolio Managers”) are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. Each Portfolio Manager supervises a portfolio
management team. Mr. Bliss, Mr. Casis, Ms. Hsiung, Ms. Hsui and Mr. Savage have been Portfolio Managers of the Fund since 2011, 2011, 2008, 2012 and 2008, respectively.
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
The Fund is an
exchange-traded fund (commonly referred to as an “ETF”). Individual Fund shares may only be purchased and sold on a national securities exchange through a broker-dealer. The price of Fund shares is based on market price, and because ETF
shares trade at market prices rather than NAV, shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (a premium) or less than NAV (a discount). The Fund will only issue or redeem shares that have been aggregated into blocks of 450,000 shares or
multiples thereof (“Creation Units”) to authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the Fund’s distributor. The Fund generally will issue or redeem Creation Units in return for a designated portfolio of securities
(and an amount of cash) that the Fund specifies each day.
Tax Information
The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), BFA or other related companies may pay the intermediary
for marketing activities and presentations, educational training programs, conferences, the development of technology platforms and reporting systems or other services related to the sale or promotion of the Fund. These payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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For more information visit www.iShares.com or call 1-800-474-2737
Investment Company Act File No.: 811-09102
IS-SP-EEM-0513