FlexShares iBoxx 5-Year Target Duration TIPS Index Fund — new fund registration

FlexShares Trust registered 2 new fund series on Form N-1A/A, filed 2011-08-08. Featured series: FlexShares iBoxx 5-Year Target Duration TIPS Index Fund.

Registration

Registrant / trust: FlexShares Trust
CIK: 0001491978
Form: N-1A/A
Filed: 2011-08-08
State of incorporation: MD
Accession: 0001193125-11-214509
Reported net assets: $1.0B

Series & classes (5)

Series	Class	Ticker	New
FlexShares Morningstar US Market Factor Tilt Index Fund	FlexShares Morningstar US Market Factor Tilt Index Fund	TILT	—
FlexShares Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund	FlexShares Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund	GUNR	—
FlexShares iBoxx 3-Year Target Duration TIPS Index Fund	FlexShares iBoxx 3-Year Target Duration TIPS Index Fund	TDTT	—
FlexShares iBoxx 5-Year Target Duration TIPS Index Fund	FlexShares iBoxx 5-Year Target Duration TIPS Index Fund	TDTF	Yes
FlexShares iBoxx 7-Year Target Duration TIPS Index Fund	FlexShares iBoxx 7-Year Target Duration TIPS Index Fund	—	Yes

Fees (from the effective prospectus)

12b-1 fee: 0.00%
Gross expense ratio: 0.19%
Management fee: 0.18%
Net expense ratio: 0.18%
Other expenses: 0.01%

Investment objective

The Fund seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the iBoxx 5-Year Target Duration TIPS Index (the Underlying Index).

Advisers

Northern Trust Investments, Inc. (Advisor)