iShares Aaa - A Rated Corporate Bond Fund — new fund registration

iSHARES TRUST registered 1 new fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2011-11-18. Featured series: iShares Aaa - A Rated Corporate Bond Fund.

Registration

Registrant / trust: iSHARES TRUST
CIK: 0001100663
Form: 485APOS
Filed: 2011-11-18
State of incorporation: DE
Tickers: VLUE
Accession: 0001193125-11-317284
Reported net assets: $1.5B

Series & classes (1)

Series	Class	Ticker	New
iShares Aaa - A Rated Corporate Bond Fund	iShares Aaa - A Rated Corporate Bond Fund	QLTA	Yes

Fees (from the effective prospectus)

12b-1 fee: 0.00%
Gross expense ratio: 0.15%
Management fee: 0.15%
Other expenses: 0.00%

Investment objective

The iShares Aaa - A Rated Corporate Bond ETF (the Fund ) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of Aaa to A, or equivalently rated, fixed rate U.S. dollar-denominated bonds issued by U.S. and non-U.S. corporations.

Advisers

BlackRock Fund Advisors (Advisor)