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January 1, 2013
(as revised May 24, 2013)
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2013 Summary Prospectus
iShares MSCI Hong Kong Index Fund
EWH • 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 HONG KONG INDEX FUND
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Ticker: EWH
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Stock Exchange: NYSE Arca
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Investment Objective
The
iShares MSCI Hong Kong Index Fund (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Hong Kong 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.
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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Total Annual
Fund
Operating
Expenses
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0.53%
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None
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None
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0.53%
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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% 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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$54
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$170
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$296
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$665
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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 11% of the average value of its portfolio.
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Principal Investment Strategies
The Underlying Index consists of stocks traded primarily on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK). Components primarily include consumer discretionary, financial and utilities 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 will at all times invest at least 80% of its assets in the securities of its Underlying Index and in depositary receipts (“DRs”)
representing securities in its Underlying Index. The Fund may invest 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.
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
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(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 net asset value per
share (“NAV”), trading price, yield, total return and ability to meet its investment objective.
Asset Class Risk.
Securities in
the Underlying Index or in the Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to the general securities markets or other asset classes.
Concentration Risk.
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.
Consumer Discretionary Sector Risk.
The consumer discretionary sector may be affected by changes in domestic and international economies, exchange and
interest rates, competition, consumers’ disposable income and consumer preferences, social trends and marketing campaigns.
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.
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.
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.
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Lack of Natural Resources Risk
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The Fund invests in Hong Kong, which has few natural resources.
Any fluctuation or shortage in the commodity markets could have a negative impact on the Hong Kong economy.
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 FUND’S SHARES TRADING AT A PREMIUM OR DISCOUNT TO NAV.
Non-Diversification Risk
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The Fund may invest a large percentage of its assets in securities issued by or representing a small number of
issuers. As a result, the Fund’s performance may depend on the performance of a small number of issuers.
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 Hong Kong issuer or market. The Fund is specifically exposed to
Asian 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.
Reliance on Trading Partners Risk
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The Fund invests in a country whose economy is 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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European Economic Risk
and
U.S. Economic Risk
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Risk of Investing in Hong Kong.
Investments in Hong Kong issuers may subject the Fund to legal, regulatory, political, currency, security, and
economic risk specific to Hong Kong. China is Hong Kong’s largest trading partner, both in terms of exports and imports. Any changes in the Chinese economy, trade regulations or currency exchange rates, or a tightening of China’s control
over Hong Kong, may have an adverse impact on Hong Kong’s economy.
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 investments made with cash collateral. These events could also trigger adverse tax consequences for the Fund.
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
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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.
Utilities Sector Risk.
The utilities sector is subject to significant government regulation and oversight. Companies in the utilities sector may be adversely affected due to increases in fuel and operating costs, rising costs of financing capital construction and
the cost of complying with federal and state regulations, among other factors.
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 Fund’s prospectus (the “Prospectus”).
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
20.98%.
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The best calendar quarter return during the periods shown above was 35.44% in the 2nd quarter of 2009; the worst was -22.81%
in the 3rd 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 Years
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Ten Years
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(Inception Date: 3/12/1996)
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Return Before Taxes
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-16.34%
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2.15%
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7.89%
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Return After Taxes on Distributions
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-17.06%
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1.12%
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6.96%
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Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
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-10.59%
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1.23%
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6.37%
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MSCI Hong Kong Index
(Index returns do not reflect deductions for fees, expenses, or taxes)
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-16.02%
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2.69%
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8.61%
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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.
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. Casis, Ms. Hsiung, Ms. Hsui and Mr. Savage have been Portfolio Managers of the Fund since 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 75,000 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-EWH-0513